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• Moroccan Expat Caught Smuggling 10kg of Hashish in Child Car Seat at Ceuta Border
  17 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Joint Customs and National Security Control Brigade at the Bab Sebta crossing point thwarted, this weekend, an attempt to traffic 10 kilograms of chira, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The ingenuity of the traffickers did not prevent the customs officers from discovering the hiding place of the drugs. It was carefully packaged in a bag and hidden in a child car seat, reports the MAP.
  The defendant, an MRE residing in Spain, was (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Seize Nearly 2 Tons of Cannabis in Roadside Ambush
  13 February 2019, by Amine

  On Wednesday morning, on the road connecting Tetouan and Chefchaouen, an ambush by a customs brigade and reinforcements from the gendarmerie led to the seizure of 1,925 kg of hashish, worth about 19.25 million dirhams.
  At the level of the Al-Hamza Commune, on the road connecting Tetouan to Chefchaouen, a brigade from the Inter-Provincial Directorate of Tetouan of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) was able to intercept a utility vehicle transporting about 2 tons of (…)

• Brazilian Women Arrested at Casablanca Airport for Smuggling Cocaine
  26 February 2019, by Said

  Two Brazilian nationals were arrested on Sunday by the police at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca for their alleged involvement in a drug case, and more specifically cocaine.
  Aged 28 and 42, they were apprehended on board a plane from Sao Paulo, Brazil, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). A search led to the discovery of 2,810 grams of cocaine in their underwear, and the police also suspect that they are carrying the same amount of drugs (…)

• Moroccan Customs Seize 130 kg of Cannabis at Ceuta Border Crossing
  9 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  130 kg of cannabis resin (chira) were seized on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Ceuta crossing point, according to a statement from the Moroccan customs.
  This large quantity of drugs was discovered, according to the same statement, thanks to the thorough search of a vehicle registered in Spain.
  The same source reports that the driver, a Moroccan residing in Spain, had taken care to conceal the quantity of drugs inside a hiding place arranged at the level of the chassis and the trunk (…)

• Moroccan Man Hailed as Hero for Rescue, Faces Drug Trafficking Charges
  24 March 2019, by Amine

  On March 17, a Moroccan came to the rescue of an elderly woman who had fallen into the water, saving her from drowning, in Marbella. He was the hero of the day until it was discovered that he had just been released on bail and is being prosecuted in a case of hard drug trafficking. What to think of it?
  "A man released on bail saves a woman from drowning in Puerto Banús," headlines the website Diariosur. And indeed, El Hossain El Haddad was working for the head of a gang (unbeknownst to (…)

• Spanish Authorities Seize 3 Tons of Moroccan Hashish in Major Drug Bust
  26 March 2019, by Said

  A great catch on the part of the Spanish authorities who have just announced, through a press release from the Guardia Civil, the seizure of about three tons of hashish from Morocco.
  The drug cargo was divided into 92 bales that the traffickers had hidden in the double bottom of a boat, it is indicated in a press release.
  During the police operation, 7 people were arrested, including a woman, of German, British and Spanish nationalities, the Guardia Civil specifies, accusing them of (…)

• Algerian Fugitive Arrested in Morocco: Suspected Drug Trafficker Linked to Document Forgery Ring
  18 April 2019, by Said

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just announced the arrest of an Algerian who is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the police in his country.
  The 47-year-old man was arrested in Oujda, the DGSN said, suspecting him of belonging to a criminal network that is active in the sale of drugs and psychotropic substances.
  Placed in custody for the purposes of the investigation, the police discovered that this Algerian was involved in a criminal network dismantled (…)

• Moroccan Politician’s Son Dies by Suicide Amid Mental Health Struggles
  17 May 2019, by Kamal

  The son of a municipal councilor decided to take his own life last Sunday morning. This happened in Feddalat, in the Benslimane region.
  Suffering from chronic psychological disorders, the 24-year-old young man, who also had a criminal record, had attempted suicide several times in the past, without success.
  His mother, a municipal councilor of the commune, said that her son left for the Tarawih prayer just after breaking the fast, before returning in a second state, of trance and (…)

• Fugitive Drug Lord Faces 15-Year Sentence as French Authorities Crack Down on Cannabis Ring
  11 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  The deputy prosecutor of the Republic of Nîmes requested, on Tuesday, November 10, up to 15 years in prison and issued an arrest warrant against a Nîmes man on the run in Morocco. This man would be the head of a major drug trafficking network.
  In June 2019, the Nîmes Research Section in coordination with the GIGN had arrested a team on the A9 during a go-fast. More than 100 kilos of cannabis had been seized.
  The prosecution has demanded sentences ranging from 4 to 15 years in prison for (…)

• Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Opens $600,000 Addiction Treatment Center in Benslimane
  29 May 2019, by Kamal

  King Mohammed VI proceeded to inaugurate the addiction treatment center in Benslimane, a year after launching the construction work in June 2018. The project required an investment budget of 6 million dirhams.
  Initiated by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, the addiction treatment center is the result of a partnership between the latter, the Ministry of Health and the Casablanca Settat Regional Council.
  With the main objective of the social reintegration of people suffering from (…)