Moroccan Hashish Violence Spain Networks Explode

Despite a decline in cultivated areas since the 2000s, the kingdom compensates with a clear increase in its agricultural yields. Hashish production now approaches one thousand tons annually, cementing its position as global leader, while marijuana cultivation is also developing there. The historic export axis toward the Iberian Peninsula is running at full capacity again.

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To protect their speedboats from seizures, cartels now prefer to pilot their operations directly from Moroccan coasts. Merchandise is transferred to small discreet vessels, whether sailboats or fishing boats, to reach Spanish ports and beaches. Military authorities have thus identified more than six hundred suspicious vessels near Gibraltar, all clandestinely refueled from Andalusia.

Traffickers deploy a sprawling logistical arsenal. Land routes multiply via trucks heading toward France, supported by the use of drones conducting aerial links across the strait. An unprecedented Atlantic route has even emerged: drugs leave Morocco by ocean toward Senegal or Guinea, cross the Sahel into Libya, then reach Europe. This redeployment is accompanied by extreme aggression, with criminals using military weapons and no longer hesitating to fatally ram maritime patrols.

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Trafficking also operates in the reverse direction. Spain illegally exports significant quantities of benzodiazepines, medications diverted for their sedative effects, toward Moroccan territory. Beyond narcotics, El Confidencial media’s publication reveals an explosion of the "swimmer phenomenon." Arrivals by sea to Ceuta surged 330% in early year, causing numerous drownings and contradicting official reports focused on land immigration.