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  • French Police Seize 2.5 Tons of Moroccan Cannabis in Major Drug Bust
    3 January 2019, by Said

    A great catch by the French police who seized about 2.5 tons of cannabis last week, presumably from Morocco.
    On December 26, the police got their hands on a utility van in Angers, in Maine-et-Loire, in which 2.5 tons of drugs packaged in 30 kg suitcases were hidden, reports the newspaper Le Parisien. The driver of the vehicle had been under surveillance for several months "based on wiretaps and surveillance".
    The next day, four men were arrested by the police in "various cities in (…)

  • Moroccan Army Scandal: 12 Soldiers Arrested for Aiding Drug Export Operation
    11 January 2019, by Said

    A case that stains the Moroccan army. Twelve soldiers were arrested for turning a blind eye to a drug export operation in Moulay Bousselham, in northern Morocco.
    The facts are reported by the newspaper Al Akhbar, which indicates that the twelve soldiers were presented this week to the public prosecutor’s office in Souk Larbaâ for having facilitated the departure of several tons of drugs via the beach of Moulay Bousselham.
    Still according to the daily, last Sunday, traffickers loaded (…)

  • Moroccan Authorities Seize Over 2 Tons of Cannabis in Northern Port Town
    15 January 2019, by Said

    Just over two tons of cannabis resin (chira) were seized yesterday by the Royal Gendarmerie in Ksar Sghir, in northern Morocco.
    According to sources cited by the site Alyaoum24, a unit of the Royal Gendarmerie seized this quantity of drugs on board a car. Suspecting suspicious activity by the driver, the gendarmes asked him to stop for a check, but he fled, leaving his vehicle in the hands of the gendarmes, where they found more than two tons of drugs.
    Last week, the police announced (…)

  • Spanish Police Bust Major Drug Ring: 85 Arrested, 5 Tons of Cannabis Seized
    30 August 2019, by Kamal

    The operation, according to Europa sur, which was crowned with success, led to the arrest of 85 individuals and the seizure of more than 5 tons of cannabis resin, as well as 49 cars and 17 firearms.
    The elements of the Spanish Guardia civil also managed to recover several hundred thousand euros, in the possession of the members of the networks, who were very active in the southern region of Spain.
    According to a statement from the Guardia civil, the arrest of the 85 members of the (…)

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    3 March 2021, by Sylvanus
  • Major Drug Bust: 568 kg of Moroccan Cannabis Seized in Lyon, Five Arrested
    3 April 2021, by Sylvanus

    An investigation of several weeks that proved fruitful. On Wednesday, the law enforcement officers intercepted a truck in an industrial area of Genas, with a cargo of 568 kg of cannabis resin, reports Lyon Mag. The truck, which had started its journey in Morocco for France, had transited through Spain. The investigators arrested two drivers and the trafficker, a logistics operator on site. The market value of the illicit product is estimated at 2.5 million euros.
    On Thursday, the OFAST (…)

  • Spanish Police Seize 26 Tons of Cannabis Bound for France in Major Drug Bust
    8 September 2021, by Armel

    After several months of investigation conducted jointly with Morocco and France, the Spanish police intercepted, on the night of Saturday, September 4 to Sunday, September 5, a record shipment of 26 tons of cannabis near Granada. Seven people were arrested and taken into custody.
    The drug was tracked by French police from the Anti-Drug Office (Ofast), as part of a "controlled delivery" operation, a police technique that consists of allowing drugs to pass through the border, according to (…)

  • Moroccan-Belgian Man Gets 6 Years for Attempted Murder of Ex’s New Boyfriend
    3 September 2024, by Sylvanus

    In Belgium, the son of a Moroccan woman was sentenced to six years in prison for the attempted murder of his romantic rival and one year in prison for possession of cannabis. Dissatisfied, he pleads for a suspended sentence.
    Born in a Spanish enclave in Morocco to a Flemish father and a Moroccan mother, Corentin, who arrived in Belgium at the age of 12 without really mastering French, is caught up in his past. He was involved in a fight that nearly cost the life of a young Brussels (…)

  • Moroccan Customs Seize 460 kg of Cannabis in Expatriate’s Car at Tangier Port
    28 August 2019, by Kamal

    An attempt to traffic cannabis resin was thwarted by the Moroccan customs at the Port of Tangier on Tuesday, August 27. A couple of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) tried to smuggle a quantity of 460 kilograms, carefully hidden in the bodywork of their 4x4 car, in the form of slabs.
    According to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the customs services at the Port of Tangier were assisted by dogs during the control operation.
    The statement adds that the (…)

  • Morocco Expands Medical Cannabis Industry with 50 New Licenses
    7 January 2023, by Sylvanus

    The National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) is working to meet the demands for licenses allowing the exercise of activities of transformation, manufacturing, marketing and export of cannabis and its products for medical, pharmaceutical and industrial purposes.
    After a recent meeting of the advisory committee responsible for studying license applications, the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) has granted 50 new licenses to more than (…)