Massive Drug Bust: 26 Tons of Cannabis Seized in France-Morocco Joint Operation

"Thanks to the criminal investigation officers who conducted the investigations in cooperation with the Moroccan police and the Anti-Narcotics Office (OFAST)," "26 tons of cannabis transiting by truck" destined for the French market were seized, the French police announced in a tweet on Friday. This operation took place near a warehouse in an industrial area near Grenade, as part of a "controlled delivery", reports the French press. The value of the goods is estimated at 200 million euros for a retail sale.

In total, five people, including the truck driver, were placed in pre-trial detention. According to a source close to the investigation, they are suspected of being logistics operators of the traffic. Two other arrests were also made after the seizure of the goods.

"We are in a strategy of obstruction, we did not take the risk that this product would disappear into the wild," the French police said.