Cocaine Cartels Exploit Moroccan Agriculture for Money Laundering Scheme

After real estate, tourism, the acquisition of valuables, drug money laundering networks are interested in agriculture, livestock and the trade of agricultural products. These networks led by Moroccans living abroad (MRE) are based in Gibraltar. They are used to receiving large quantities of drugs from Colombia, reports Assabah. Then the goods transit to Europe via Spain.

The money from this international traffic is finally reinvested in projects such as agriculture and livestock. At the helm, Moroccans who serve as brokers. They are entrusted with a specific mission: to buy farms to be used for agriculture and livestock. Thus, they use illicit money to trade agricultural products. Result: they escape control.