Arrest of two international freight truck drivers who wanted to fraudulently introduce 1928 new smartphones of different brands into Moroccan territory. It was the Customs elements operating at the port of Tanger-Med who thwarted this attempt on Friday.
The harvest at the beginning of this October was fruitful in the fight against drug trafficking. At the ports of Casablanca and Tanger-Med, as well as at the land border post of Guerguarate, since October 11, 8.3 tons of chira have been seized by the customs services on information provided by the national security.
On Monday evening, an operation jointly carried out by elements of the National Security and Customs, at the port of Tanger-Med, led to the arrest of the driver of an international road transport (TIR) truck and the seizure of 2.2 tons of cannabis resin, intended for international trafficking.
The services of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Green Economy and Digital, in charge of quality control, in coordination with the services of the Customs Directorate, proceeded, on Thursday, October 10, at the Tanger -Med Port, to the seizure of a shipment of 192,000 non-compliant mobile phone chargers with safety standards.
Melilla operators are not happy with the rapprochement between Andalusian ports and the port of Nador. The Confederation of Entrepreneurs of the enclave made it known during a press conference. These operators have stated that such collaboration is detrimental.
An attempt to illegally export 26 live falcons was thwarted last week by Moroccan customs agents at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca.
Thwarting of three attempts to fraudulently introduce mobile phones and electronic devices into the national territory. The feat was accomplished by the customs elements operating at the Port of Tanger-Med.
Hakim Ben Aïssa, a journalist from an electronic site based in the Rif, was sentenced to four months in prison with a suspended sentence, accompanied by a fine of 110,500 DH to be paid to the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration, with confiscation of his personal car. This is the verdict of the Al-Hoceima Court.
The services of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, in charge of quality control, in collaboration with those of the Customs Directorate, seized, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, a shipment of 256,500 non-compliant mobile phone chargers.
The elements of the Joint Control Brigade of Customs and National Security operating at the Bab Sebta crossing point thwarted, on Saturday, an attempt to traffic 17.5 kilograms of cannabis resin in the form of tablets.
The customs administration services of Laâyoune proceeded, on Tuesday, September 17, to the incineration of 1,942 kg of chira as well as other prohibited materials. This action follows the seizure of this large quantity of drugs by the Customs services, elements of the Royal Gendarmerie and the Judicial Police in the region.
Customs set fire to a significant amount of drugs and non-consumable food products. The destruction operation took place on Wednesday, September 11, in Ouarzazate in the presence of the various stakeholders.