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  • Morocco Could Reap $10 Billion from Legal Cannabis Market by 2023, Report Says
    13 May 2019, by Kamal

    Morocco could generate up to 100 billion dirhams, starting in 2023, if a legal framework is put in place for the production of cannabis, according to the conclusions of a report by the consulting agency "Prohibition partners".
    If the African cannabis market is legalized, its global value could be estimated at $7.1 billion starting in 2023. A potential shared by seven African countries, including Morocco, South Africa, Lesotho, Nigeria, Malawi, Ghana and Zambia.
    According to Al Massae, (…)

  • Police Seize Ton of Moroccan Cannabis, Arrest 9 in Paris Suburbs
    12 December 2020, by Sylvanus

    Investigators from the judicial police in Evry (Essonne) carried out, on Thursday, December 10, the seizure of a ton of Moroccan cannabis and the arrest of nine individuals belonging to the same network.
    A ton of cannabis and several hundred thousand euros in cash were seized on Thursday in the Paris suburbs, a source close to the investigation told AFP on Friday. In addition to the resin, which came from Morocco, more than 600,000 euros were seized as well as three handguns, the source (…)

  • Undocumented Teen Sentenced in Lille for Kilo of Cannabis, Faces Homelessness
    29 January 2021, by Jérôme

    On January 24, an 18-year-old Moroccan was sentenced by the Lille court to seven months in prison. Arrested in possession of a kilo of cannabis, M. K., without papers, whose regularization file is under study, will serve his sentence on semi-liberty.
    Born in Morocco, M. K. arrived in France "four or five years ago", reports La Voix du nord, specifying that since September when he reached the age of 18 and had to leave the shelter that housed him, this young man is homeless, sleeping in a (…)

  • Record-Breaking 11-Ton Cannabis Bust: Major Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled in France
    14 May 2019, by Bladi.net

    The seizure carried out on Friday evening by the judicial police near Besançon is a real record. We are talking about a vast drug trafficking network "scale" between Morocco, Spain, France and Belgium.
    11 tons of cannabis in a heavy goods vehicle intercepted on Friday evening on the A-36 motorway heading towards Paris. This is the information obtained by Reuters from the Specialized Inter-Regional Jurisdiction of Nancy (Jirs).
    In addition to the 11 tons of cannabis, a press release (…)

  • French Police Seize 22 Kilos of Moroccan Cannabis in Cross-Border Drug Bust
    15 May 2019, by Said

    Their scheme was unmasked by the law enforcement authorities. Some 22 kilos of drugs were seized last week by the French police on board a van. Its occupants were going to pick up Moroccan cannabis in southern Spain before selling it in France.
    The drug traffickers had been under surveillance for several months because of their incessant back and forth trips to southern Spain and more precisely to Malaga. At least once a month, reports the newspaper Nice Matin.
    The police found 22 kilos (…)

  • Morocco Customs Seizes 19 Tons of Cannabis, Sees Surge in Psychotropic Drug Seizures
    16 May 2019, by Bladi.net

    In its activity report for the year 2018, the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) indicates that it seized 19.2 tons of cannabis resin, compared to 33.7 tons in 2017.
    The activity report of the customs administration has provided the figures in detail to justify the effective fight against drugs. Thus, in the case of hard drugs, the seizures were also less important last year compared to 2017, with 132.4 kilos of hard drugs seized in 2018 against 476.7 kilos a year earlier. (…)

  • French Navy Seizes $52 Million Worth of Cannabis in Mediterranean Drug Bust
    26 May 2019, by Said

    The operation carried out last Thursday by the French customs services in the Mediterranean resulted in the seizure of several tons of cannabis, probably of Moroccan origin. The drugs were headed for Libya, before perhaps taking another direction.
    According to the TF1 channel, the French navy and customs carried out this operation in international waters off the Algerian coast. A fast boat was transporting some 7.4 tons of drugs, the equivalent of 52 million euros. On board this boat were (…)

  • Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Suspect Wanted in Belgium
    5 May 2021, by Prince
  • Morocco Maintains Position as Top Global Cannabis Producer
    25 June 2021, by Sylvanus
  • Morocco Ranks Second Globally in Drug Seizures, UN Report Finds
    27 June 2021, by Sylvanus

    Morocco ranks second in the top 10 countries that seized the largest quantities of drugs in 2019. This is indicated by the 2021 World Drug Report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
    Spain tops the ranking, followed by Morocco, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. "If we consider a longer period (2009-2019), the countries that have seized the largest total quantities were, in order of quantities seized, the United States, Mexico, Paraguay, (…)