Cannabis

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• Major Drug Bust: Nearly 1 Ton of Moroccan Cannabis Seized from Polish Truck in France
  9 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  French customs officers arrested a Polish truck driver on Friday, September 6, transporting 917 kg of cannabis resin.
  According to Le Parisien, the customs officers ordered the truck driver to stop for a routine check on the A7 motorway at the Vienne-Reventin (Isère) toll booth.
  During the check, they discovered a load of drugs, packed in canvas bales, a characteristic packaging of Moroccan cultivation. In total, 917 kg of cannabis resin were hidden at the back of the trailer behind the (…)

• Morocco Considers Cannabis Legalization for Medical Research and Therapy
  21 September 2019, by Ginette

  The Tanger Appeal took place three years ago. It resulted from the International Colloquium on Cannabis and Drugs. Its participants had launched an appeal for the decriminalization of the consumption of this drug. Initiatives have since multiplied in the same direction. One of the latest is that of the Council of the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region, which has decided to finance a feasibility study on the exploitation of the properties of cannabis for therapeutic and pharmacological (…)

• Major Drug Bust: 600 Kilos of Moroccan Cannabis Seized in Southern France
  6 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  Four people were arrested on Wednesday as part of a case of trafficking in cannabis resin and herb between Morocco and France. Some 600 kilos of drugs would be at stake, according to a statement from the French gendarmerie.
  This trafficking network was so well-oiled that it generated 200,000 euros per week. After an initial seizure of 150 kg of cannabis resin, the date and location of which were not specified, the control was tightened and made it possible to intercept two vehicles of a (…)

• Moroccan Soccer Player Arrested in Marrakech for Drug Possession
  17 October 2019, by Kamal

  The Judicial Police Prefectural Service of Marrakech successfully apprehended, on Monday, October 14, a Moroccan football player, for possession of psychotropic substances and cannabis resin.
  The defender of Kawkab de Marrakech, whose name was not specified, was intercepted in his car during a police patrol in the alleys of the city, and was also found to be in possession of a few bags of cocaine, reports Aljarida24.
  The individual was taken to the first police station, before being (…)

• Algerian Duo Arrested at Casablanca Airport for Smuggling Cannabis Capsules
  18 October 2019, by Kamal

  The Border Police of Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca have just arrested two Algerian nationals, for their alleged involvement in a cannabis resin trafficking case.
  A quantity of 1.1 kilograms of cannabis resin, packaged in 176 capsules, was extracted from the stomachs of the two Algerians at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center in Casablanca.
  The two suspects, aged 30 and 36, were arrested on Saturday, October 12, as they were about to board a flight to the airport of (…)

• High-Speed Mediterranean Chase: Moroccan Navy Pursues Drug-Laden Boat
  28 October 2019, by Kamal

  An impressive chase was triggered off the Mediterranean coast between the Moroccan coast guards and a foreign pleasure boat. Two nationals, of English and Spanish nationality, transporting large quantities of cannabis, refused to comply with the orders of the royal navy.
  Last Friday, a pleasure boat remained for several minutes unloading large quantities of cannabis into two fishing boats, before they joined the fishing port of Fnideq.
  After viewing the images of the traffic on the (…)

• Massive Cannabis Bust: 4.4 Tons Hidden in Fish Cargo at Tangier Port
  30 October 2019, by Kamal

  A routine check by elements of the National Security and customs services led to the seizure of 4.4 tons of cannabis in an international transport truck, registered in Morocco.
  The large batch intercepted on Tuesday, October 29 at the Port of Tangier-Med, was carefully packaged and packed in a fish cargo destined for export, said a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The statement adds that the driver of the truck registered in Morocco was arrested and (…)

• Morocco Deploys Drones to Monitor and Map Cannabis Cultivation in Northern Regions
  3 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  After acquiring the latest generation of drones, Morocco has recently launched a surveillance and census operation of cannabis crops in several regions of the north of the country.
  Local authorities are using drones to survey the land sown with cannabis in several cities in the north, reports the daily Al Ahdath Al Maghrebia. These are aerial surveillance operations.
  The objective is to control the evolution of cannabis cultivation with a precise census of the cultivated fields, but (…)

• Swiss Experts Eye Moroccan Cannabis for Medical and Industrial Use
  6 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  Deputy Larbi El Mharchi discussed the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) proposal to legalize cannabis, during an intervention on an Arab channel where he announced that Swiss experts are showing a keen interest in Moroccan cannabis. They aim to set up a plant extraction facility for therapeutic and industrial purposes.
  The MP has thus lifted a corner of the veil on the ambition of the Swiss experts. According to him, they want to buy the entire cannabis production to transform it (…)

• Moroccan Mother Arrested at French Border with 111 Kilos of Cannabis
  11 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  Returning from Morocco, Hanane A., 39, and her three children were arrested in France last September after customs officers found 111.5 kilos of cannabis resin in their car. Her family does not rule out the possibility of a trap.
  The French customs officers intercepted this Moroccan Resident Abroad (MRE) who was traveling with her three children in a Renault Twingo registered in Belgium, with 111.5 kilos of cannabis resin on board, reports Dernière heure. According to the same source, the (…)