Moroccan Man Arrested at Spanish Airport with 800 Grams of Hashish in Stomach
20 February 2022
The Spanish police arrested, at Almeria airport, a Moroccan who was carrying 70 hashish balls weighing 800 grams in his stomach.
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Spain Arrests Moroccan Fugitive Wanted for Drug Trafficking and Multiple Crimes
6 February 2022
The Spanish National Police arrested a Moroccan in Almeria who was wanted by Moroccan authorities. The man must serve a ten-year prison sentence for criminal association, drug (…)
Spanish Police Seize 2.5 Tons of Moroccan Hashish in Almeria Beach Raid
11 December 2021
Some 2.5 tons of drugs were seized on Friday by the police and customs services of the city of Almeria, in southern Spain. The drug shipment came from Morocco.
Surge in Migrant Arrivals Strains Almeria as Spain Grapples with Rising Immigration
2 October 2021
Migration pressure towards Spain is intensifying despite the efforts of the Spanish authorities to contain it. During the month of September, the city of Almeria welcomed 1,371 (…)
Spanish Police Arrest 16 in Migrant Smuggling Operation off Almeria Coast
8 August 2021
The Almeria police have arrested 16 people, including Moroccans, since the beginning of the year who have tried to illegally bring migrants into the city. They are considered (…)
Almería Port Traffic Plummets 97% as Morocco Halts Annual Expatriate Return
7 August 2021
Passenger traffic at the port of Almería fell by 97% between July 2019 and July 2020 due to Morocco’s cancellation of the Marhaba Operation for these two consecutive years. As (…)
Almeria Farmers Demand EU Action on Moroccan Tomato Imports, Citing €25 Million Loss
24 June 2021
The "unfair competition" from Morocco and other third countries would cause losses of around 25 million euros to tomato producers in Almeria. This is what the agricultural (…)
Almería Port Ready for Moroccan Travelers Despite Exclusion from Marhaba Operation
8 June 2021
The president of the Port Authority of Almería (APA), Jesús Caicedo, surprised by the decision of the Moroccan government to exclude Spanish ports again this year from the (…)
Spanish Farmers Protest Plummeting Melon Prices Amid Moroccan Competition
27 May 2021
The fruit and vegetable producer associations of Almería, Coexphal and Aproa, will demonstrate this Friday to protest against the drop in melon and watermelon prices due to (…)
Spanish Firms Accused of Mislabeling Moroccan Produce, Evade Sanctions
3 May 2021
Agricultural organizations in Spain have filed several complaints asking the authorities to sanction the Almería companies that fraudulently relabel Moroccan horticultural (…)