Morocco Seizes Ton of Cannabis in Major Drug Bust Near Errachidia
The regional judicial police service of the city of Errachidia, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested on Monday two suspects. They are accused of alleged involvement in a case of possession and international drug and psychotropic trafficking.
The two accused, aged 24, one of whom is the subject of a national arrest warrant, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
Their arrest took place while they were on board a car in Boudnib, 60 km south of Errachidia, and were transporting a drug cargo. The search that followed their arrest made it possible to seize a ton of cannabis resin, packaged in 41 packages, as well as a sum of 160,000 dirhams suspected of being the proceeds of illicit activities related to drug trafficking, details the same statement.
The two suspects were placed in custody, at the disposal of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office, the same source said.
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