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  • Morocco Arrests Two for Public Cannabis Use During Ramadan Fast
    29 May 2019, by Amine

    Two men have just been arrested and will be prosecuted for breaking the fast in public and in broad daylight, according to some media sources, which specify that this breaking of the fast was done with cannabis.
    Far from any activism, two young people would, according to the media Goud, have fallen under the blow of article 222 of the penal code, by having broken the fast in public. The same media specifies that they were arrested while smoking cannabis.
    This happened in Driouch and (…)

  • Spanish Police Seize 6 Tons of Hashish, Arrest 14 in Major Drug Bust
    4 June 2019, by Bladi.net

    In southern Spain, more precisely in Campo de Gibraltar, the Spanish police seized 6 tons of hashish and arrested 14 people as part of an operation to combat drug trafficking.
    "We have arrested 14 people and seized nearly 6 tons of hashish," a senior national police official told El Confidencial. This operation also allowed the police to seize seven stolen cars, used to transport drugs that arrived in Spain via "Narcolanchas", the nickname given to the go-fast boats used by traffickers. (…)

  • Massive Drug Bust in Morocco: 12.8 Tons of Cannabis Seized Near Nador
    13 June 2019, by Bladi.net

    The vigilance of the judicial police made it possible to thwart on Wednesday a major international drug trafficking operation. The valuable information from the services of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) also allowed the seizure of 12.8 tons of cannabis resin.
    According to the press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), this operation was carried out in the vicinity of the rural commune of Iaazanen, in the Bni Chiguer region, in the (…)

  • French Driver Arrested at Morocco-Spain Border with 55 Kilos of Cannabis
    14 June 2019, by Said

    A drug trafficking operation was thwarted by Customs services at the Bab Sebta border post, in northern Morocco. A large quantity of drugs was seized.
    During a routine check, the customs officers discovered a quantity on board a car registered in France, says a customs source to the MAP. The man on board was to join the city of Ceuta.
    According to the same source, a thorough search, carried out following the suspicious behavior of the driver, made it possible to find 55 kilos of (…)

  • Royal Navy Intercepts 5-Ton Cannabis Shipment Off Moroccan Coast
    6 October 2021, by Armel

    The Royal Navy thwarted, on Tuesday, a traffic of nearly five tons of cannabis off the coast of Nador.
    The operation carried out by a coast guard forced the traffickers on board a fast boat to throw the drugs overboard off Nador, said a military source, adding that the recovery allowed the recovery of 5 tons of cannabis.
    This quantity of drugs was handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie of the city for the judicial procedure in force, specifies the same source.

  • Moroccan Expatriate Arrested: 1.9 Tons of Cannabis Hidden in Henna Seized at Spanish Border
    28 October 2021, by Armel

    This operation, carried out during a check, concerned a van bound for Spain, reports the EFE agency.
    Following the analysis commissioned by the DGSN, the technical expertise carried out revealed that it is a quantity of 1.9 tons of cannabis mixed with henna "to deceive border control".
    The person concerned, a Moroccan expatriate in Spain, was presented to the competent prosecutor’s office, while the investigations continue to detect any possible ramifications of this trafficking.

  • Customs Seize 50 Kilos of Cannabis in Basque Country Truck Bust
    10 January 2023, by Ginette

    A Moroccan national was arrested by customs in the Basque Country with a cargo of 50 kilos of cannabis carefully hidden in the truck he was driving.
    Estimated at 89,000 euros, the cannabis cargo was found in the truck of the Moroccan national during the control operation on the Biriatou highway. Aged 36, he resides in Spain and has no criminal record, reports Sud Ouest.
    Summoned to appear immediately before the Bayonne Judicial Court, he admitted the facts he is accused of. He also (…)

  • Major Moroccan Drug Lord Arrested in Spain for International Cocaine and Hashish Trafficking
    29 June 2019, by Amine

    Hicham, one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Spain by the anti-drug trafficking brigades, has just been arrested. He is a Moroccan who had a foothold in Latin America and was "transiting" drugs to Spain and the Netherlands.
    This drug trafficker, whose first name is Hicham, ran his large-scale drug trafficking operation from his home in Spain, more precisely on the Costa del Sol. He was arrested on Friday, June 21, according to information reaching us from the Assabah media.
    Five (…)

  • Fatal Car Crash in Morocco Uncovers Major Drug Trafficking Operation
    29 June 2019, by Amine

    A traffic accident occurred on the coastal road connecting the cities of Safi and El Jadida. Two people died and another was seriously injured. The authorities found a large quantity of drugs in the wrecked car.
    A man and a woman died on Monday, June 24, 2019, in a serious traffic accident, at the level of Oualidia. A person accompanying them was injured and had to be rushed to the hospital in El Jadida, according to the media Assabah, which does not give details about the causes of this (…)

  • Morocco Leads Global Cannabis Production, Supplies 70% of European Market
    30 June 2019, by Kamal

    According to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Morocco ranks first among the world’s producers of cannabis. 70% of European consumption of this substance is provided by the Kingdom.
    A vital sector of the country’s economy, agriculture employs more than 40% of the Moroccan workforce. The Kingdom manages to maintain its position and dynamism in international trade, particularly thanks to the cultivation of olives and almonds.
    Cannabis represents a large part of (…)