The lack of cooperation from Morocco with Spain has contributed to exacerbating drug trafficking in the strait, recently deplored the president of the seventh chamber of the Cadiz court, Nieves Marina.
The Audiencia Nacional will consider this week the extradition of Mohammed B., requested by Morocco. The accused, wanted for his alleged membership in a criminal organization specializing in drug and human trafficking, faces a 15-year prison sentence.
For a few days now, endless lines of trucks have been recorded at the entrance to the port of Tanger-Med. The strengthening of truck control measures would be the cause of this blockage.
The hashish trafficking networks from Morocco to Spain via the Strait of Gibraltar now transport drugs not only by sea, but also by air using light aircraft or helicopters.
Migrant trafficking networks transport 20 migrants in inflatable boats from Morocco to the Costa del Sol in just half an hour and for large sums that can reach up to 20,000 euros per person.
A Moroccan wanted by the Italian authorities for drug trafficking was recently arrested in Benidorm, in eastern Spain.
The Civil Guard and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie have dismantled a criminal organization specialized in the trafficking of hashish from Morocco to Spain via helicopters. In total, nine people were arrested and two helicopters as well as 795 kilos of hashish were seized.
Patrol boats of the Royal Moroccan Navy would collaborate with drug traffickers in the Strait of Gibraltar to smuggle hashish into Spain.
A major drug destruction operation took place in Settat. A joint commission, composed of representatives from the judiciary, customs, police, gendarmerie, civil protection and public health, proceeded to incinerate several tons of illicit substances.
The hashish trade between Morocco and Spain generates billions of euros per year. The price of a kilo in Morocco doubles or even triples once it reaches Spain.
Several dozen drug packages have been discovered on the beaches of the Tetouan region. A drug trafficking operation that went wrong is suspected.
A significant drug seizure was made by the Civil Guard at the port of Motril, where nearly 300 kilos of hashish were discovered hidden in a refrigerated truck coming from Morocco.