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Moroccan police intercepted over the weekend near the region of Taroudant a utility vehicle carrying 90 bundles of cannabis weighing in total 3 tons. The driver, aged 37, was arrested. He has criminal records and was on police drug watch-list for his ties with international drug trafficking networks. Investigation led to the seizure of a […]
The Tunis court of first instance sentenced Tuesday four young men to 20 years in prison for forming a drug trafficking network in the capital, Tunisie Numerique reports. The defendants, according to the investigative media, brought into the country the drug from a country in the Maghreb region, through the North-East governorates. They had […]
The judicial police of Kenitra seized, Thursday, nearly 9 tons of cannabis, foiling thus international drug trafficking operations. Following accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the Kenitra judicial police seized Thursday morning 2.1 tons of cannabis resin and arrested four individuals for their alleged ties with a criminal network involved […]
Morocco’s police in Tangier-Med port, in collaboration with the American Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) thwarted on Thursday an international trafficking operation of psychotropic drugs. The police operating in the port seized 490,000 psychotropic tablets bearing “Tafradol” tags, said the General Directorate of National Security (DSGN) in a statement. The operation was conducted in the frame […]
Algerian anti-drug security forces have detained the son of government spokesman and communication minister Amar Belhimer, for alleged possession of drugs, Algerie Part reports. The media, citing security sources who asked not to be named, has not mentioned the name of the son but said that he was arrested two days ago at Oued […]
The Moroccan police Saturday seized 5.4 tons of cannabis resin, in the northeastern city of Nador. The shipment was discovered in a four-wheel drive vehicle, whose passengers managed to flee during the arrest attempt, in Dar Aarid neighborhood. The national Security directorate, DGSN, in a statement said the prosecution office of the city has launched […]
The Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) announced that the National Brigade of Judicial Police arrested this Sunday four individuals, including a police officer reporting to the DGST Regional Directorate in Tangier. An official press release, the first ever in the history of the domestic intelligence agency, indicates that the four individuals were arrested for […]
Morocco’s security services deployed at the Southern Guergarate crossing point foiled on Sunday a smuggling attempt of 854 kg of cannabis, which were concealed in a truck registered in a sub-Saharan country. The drugs were discovered hidden among agricultural products destined to an African country, says a press release issued on Monday by the National […]
Moroccan police of the city of Fez intercepted on Wednesday 2.6 tons of cannabis packed aboard a Morocco-registered truck. The 35-year old driver was arrested with the illicit cargo at a local gas station. A probe is underway to determine the possible links between this smuggling operation and international drug-trafficking networks. This drug-busting […]
Moroccan security services foiled on Tuesday another major drug smuggling operation in the region of Agadir where they seized one ton and 770 Kg of cannabis inside a truck. The truck’s driver, 44, and his companion, 28, were arrested in this drug bust, says a press release issued by the Moroccan national police. The preliminary […]