Drugs

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• Spanish Police Seize 1,500 Kilos of Moroccan Hashish in Truck Smuggling Operation
  24 April 2019, by Amine

  A truck from Morocco has just been intercepted in the Seville region, and more precisely in Carmona. It contained, hidden in a false bottom, 1,500 kilograms of hashish. For the police, it’s a great catch.
  In a statement from the Spanish National Police published on April 23, the Spanish authorities announced the arrest of the driver of a truck that was transporting drugs from Morocco, in the false bottom of a container, as well as the continuation of the investigations in order to (…)

• French Police Bust Highway Drug Smuggling Operation, Seize 6.5 kg Cannabis
  24 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  The police had managed to arrest the two suspects, who were used to bringing cannabis resin from Spain to the Haute-Savoie region on a highway rest area in the Ain, reports Le Dauphiné Libéré. The two drug traffickers were traveling in an Opel Zafira. Their vehicle was transported to the Bardonnex border.
  During the dismantling of the vehicle, carried out with the technical support of the Swiss Border Guard Corps, the police discovered 6.5 kilograms of cannabis resin carefully packaged, (…)

• Belgian Cannabis Trafficking Family Linked to Violent Kidnapping in Morocco
  16 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  A family from Anderlecht, some of whose members are known for their sad reputation as cannabis traffickers, is suspected of having played an active role in a kidnapping in Morocco.
  In a video broadcast by RTL, but which had been widely shared a few years ago, a Moroccan national residing in Belgium is kidnapped and assaulted by several men in a Tangier parking lot, reports the Belgian news channel.
  Powerless in the face of his attackers, the victim, a Moroccan, is forcibly taken away (…)

• Dutch Duo Sentenced to Death in Marrakech Café Shooting Case
  27 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  At the end of this controversial "La Crème" café affair that shook the ochre city, the verdict of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Marrakech did not mince words. Indeed, on the night of Friday, July 26 to Saturday, July 27, 2019, this court ordered the death penalty against the two Dutch murderers.
  Death penalty for Robles Martinez, aged 26, and for Gregoria Semeril, 31 years old. This is the verdict pronounced, after several months of trial against the two Dutch murderers (…)

• Belgian Drug Trafficker Arrested in Spanish Port After Fleeing Morocco
  31 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  A fugitive, wanted by Belgium, who tried to flee Morocco, was arrested in Almeria, according to a note from the national police. Indeed, they apprehended this 22-year-old drug trafficker, who was wanted in Belgium to serve a 40-month prison sentence and pay a fine of 16,000 euros.
  According to the account of the Almeria Police Headquarters, it was the national police officers serving at the vehicle exit filter of the international port of the same city who carried out the arrest of the (…)

• Spanish Police Rescue Moroccan Hostage in Drug Deal Gone Wrong
  14 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Civil Guard freed, on July 30, 2019, in a house in Almussafes (Valencia), a Moroccan caught up with a group of Italians, for a drug case, which went wrong.
  It all started with a negotiation with the Italians concerned who, wanting to obtain hashish, called on two Moroccans. They had promised them the goods, and they had received the agreed 74,000 euros. On the day of the transaction, the Moroccans directed the Italians to a parked vehicle at a location they had indicated. In vain for (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Pushes for Medical Cannabis Legalization, Citing Global Trends
  3 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  In a written question addressed to the new Minister of Health, the parliamentarian of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, insisted on the need to legalize cannabis produced in Morocco.
  "When could Morocco one day consider following the path of Canada, the United States and the Netherlands and reaping the therapeutic benefits of the cannabis plant?" asked Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah.
  According to the deputy of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (…)

• French Police Intercept 96 Kilos of Moroccan Cannabis in High-Speed Bust
  23 May 2021, by Sylvanus

  Elements of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) intercepted two vehicles transporting 96 kilos of Moroccan cannabis and arrested their three occupants, in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, between the Yvelines and the Loiret. This is the result of an investigation opened on January 30 following two successive accidents on the A10.
  A successful investigation. The Chartres public prosecutor’s office had entrusted the Orléans research section (SR) with a flagrante delicto (…)

• Massive Hashish Haul Washes Ashore Near Moroccan Capital
  29 May 2024, by Prince

  Bags containing large quantities of hashish, washed up by the sea, were discovered on Sunday on the beaches of Sidi Moussa in Salé. The area has been secured and the drugs seized.
  Alerted of the discovery, the prosecutor of the king near the court of first instance of Salé, the head of the regional security of Salé, the commander of the fourth annex, the auxiliary authorities and the auxiliary forces took their responsibilities, proceeding to the cordoning off of the area where the bags (…)

• Casablanca Police Raid Illicit Parties Following Neighborhood Complaints
  17 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The apprehended individuals organized, on the night of Saturday, September 12 to Sunday, September 13, in the Derb Omar neighborhood of Casablanca, bunga bunga parties, reports Assabah. On the menu: all kinds of drugs, alcohol, and much more.
  Their arrest follows complaints from residents who informed the security authorities that suspicious activities were being carried out in apartments located in a building on the Place de la Victoire.
  This is how the accused were caught in the act of (…)