Drug Trafficking: Spain Faces Explosion of Moroccan Hashish Seizures

The drug trafficking trade is experiencing a worrying upward curve, stimulated by abundant production and attractive prices. Of the 130 tons of drugs seized by Spanish police last year, hashish takes the lead by far with 70.5 tons. This trend was confirmed in early 2026 with the confiscation of an additional 17.5 tons and the discovery of a gigantic "drug tunnel" in Ceuta. Investigators suspect that these underground passages allowed large quantities of cannabis resin from Morocco to be transported over recent years, and do not rule out the existence of other secret galleries at the border.

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Moroccan resin now enters almost exclusively by land, taking advantage of cocaine’s concentration on maritime routes. According to statistical data consulted by the EFE agency, networks are constantly adapting. Commissioner Alberto Morales, head of the Central Drug Squad, notes that hashish traffickers "copy logos and packaging methods" traditionally reserved for white powder. A veritable marketing strategy for a commodity in extremely high demand, with a kilogram currently negotiating around 1,500 euros on the black market.

To thrive, these organizations have abandoned the pyramidal model in favor of genuine business chains with highly specialized services. From logistics to border crossing to storage, the activity is "completely compartmentalized so that no one knows what the others are doing," emphasizes Alberto Morales.

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Faced with this professionalization, law enforcement is alarmed by the massive use of heavy weapons by criminals, who no longer hesitate to target police officers. Aware that total eradication of this scourge is "unviable," the head of anti-drug efforts stresses that his mission consists above all of "erecting barriers" to make this trade as uncomfortable as possible.