An attempt to traffic drugs was thwarted by the judicial police in Casablanca last Friday. They managed to seize more than 1.7 tons of cannabis resin (chira), hidden in a goods transport truck. The intelligence of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) contributed to the success of this operation.
New anti-drug operation in northern Morocco. This time, it resulted in the seizure of 863 kg of cannabis resin, as well as the arrest of an individual with multiple criminal records who would be involved in international drug trafficking.
The Royal Gendarmerie managed to identify the courier of the chira cargo, recently intercepted at the El Guerguerate border crossing in southern Morocco. It is a businessman arrested in Kénitra who would be the "mastermind" of this trafficking.
Three security operations carried out jointly by customs and the police led to the seizure of a large quantity of drugs. The customs services announced that these operations were carried out in one week, during the lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The Casablanca police arrested, on Tuesday, May 19, a sports journalist, for his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking network.
The judicial police brigade of Zagora arrested three individuals and seized about one ton and 691 kilograms of chira. These individuals, suspected of belonging to a drug trafficking network, were taken into custody.
The security operations carried out by the national security services in Tangier led to the arrest of 4,597 people, during the period from January 20 to the end of February last. These people were apprehended for their alleged involvement in criminal acts.
A very large quantity of cannabis resin and other types of drugs were destroyed by incineration on Wednesday by the competent services in Ouarzazate. This involves precisely 3.6 tons of drugs and contraband products, seized during several operations carried out by the security services in the Drâa-Tafilalet region.
A joint operation, carried out by the security services, made it possible to thwart an attempt to traffic seven tons of chira (cannabis resin) at the Guergarate border post. The operation was a success, thanks to the information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
An attempt to traffic two tons and 60 kg of cannabis resin was thwarted in Fez on Wednesday.
Eight individuals were arrested on Tuesday evening for their alleged links to a criminal network, known in the international drug and psychotropic trafficking. The operation was made possible thanks to the collaboration between the elements of the Judicial Police Brigade of Guelmim and the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
An operation, jointly carried out by the national security and customs, made it possible to seize a cargo of 343 kilograms of chira. It was on Monday afternoon, at the Bab Sebta crossing point, that these security forces thus thwarted the drug trafficking attempt. It involves a French national.