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Moroccan police announced this Thursday the seizure of more than three tons of cannabis at the Casablanca port and the arrest of several people involved in this major smuggling attempt. The drugs were concealed in consumer goods destined for exports, said a press release issued by the National police. An investigation was opened to identify […]
Moroccan Royal Navy has foiled a major drug smuggling operation off the coast of Nador, Northeastern Morocco. The Coast Guards of the Navy, patrolling the Kingdom’s Mediterranean coastline, spotted on Tuesday a suspicious speedboat at 3:00 AM and chased it part of routine security checks. After a hot pursuit in the sea, the occupants realized […]
Morocco’s police of the city Asilah, on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom, have foiled an attempt to smuggle 4.6 tons of cannabis. This major drug bust was made during a security combing operation carried out in the city coastline, which led to the discovery and seizure of 117 bales of […]
The Moroccan police have seized 860 kg of cannabis in the southern region of Guelmim and captured a 55-year old man for international drug trafficking. The drugs were stashed in a site in the rural area of Oued Tizimi, some 70 km from Guelmim, said a press release issued on Thursday by the national police. […]
Moroccan police seized Sunday 3.5 tons of cannabis resin onboard a truck at the Tit Mellil motorway toll station near the city of Casablanca. The truck was coming from a city in northern Morocco. Police arrested the driver of the truck and a female passenger for her alleged involvement in the case. Both suspects have […]
The Casablanca Police foiled on Monday an attempt to smuggle 7,228 tons of cannabis from Morocco to overseas and arrested three people involved in this drug operation. The drug haul was found in a truck bearing false registration plates. Tailed by the police, the lorry, which was carrying 220 cannabis bales, crossed several cities and […]
Moroccan authorities foiled a smuggling attempt of 7 tons of cannabis resin (locally known as chira) as Morocco tightens grips of all sorts of trafficking on its southernmost border crossing of Guerguarate. The banned substance was concealed in a large truck bound to Sub-Saharan markets, the Moroccan police said in a statement. According […]
The Moroccan Royal Navy seized on Thursday over 500 kg of chira off Tangiers, a military source said. The navy’s coastguard spotted a suspicious inflatable boat off Tangiers, in the early hours of Thursday and succeeded, in collaboration with a surveillance unit of the Royal Armed Forces, to foil the trafficking operation, the source said. […]
The judicial police of Tangiers seized 6,915 psychotropic tablets and about 80 g of cocaine, and arrested two individuals. The elements of the Police Service of Tangiers who carried out the operation on tips provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), seized 6,915 psychotropic tablets and about 80 g of cocaine and arrested […]