Smuggling

Articles

• Smuggling from Spanish Enclaves Costs Morocco Billions Annually, Study Finds
  4 December 2019, by Rédacteur

  According to unofficial estimates, the turnover generated by smuggling between Morocco and the two cities of Ceuta and Melilla would amount to several billion dirhams per year.
  In fact, around 945 million euros worth of goods were poured into Morocco in 2017 through Ceuta and Melilla. This smuggling, which allows families to subsist, mainly benefits the big traffickers and has a very negative impact on the Moroccan economy.
  Médias24 collected and reviewed the data on imports from Ceuta (…)

• Massive Alcohol Smuggling Bust in Marrakech: Thousands of Illegal Bottles Seized
  17 September 2020, by Jérôme

  A joint security commission carried out searches in several classified restaurants and alcohol depots in Marrakech. The harvest is striking.
  This operation was organized "in order to verify the customs status of alcoholic beverage blends and their compliance with health and safety standards," says a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The actions led to the seizure of 62,000 expired beer bottles, 2,937 bottles of alcohol bearing no tax stamp or bearing (…)

• Morocco Plans to End Smuggling with Spanish Enclaves Within Decade
  13 February 2019, by Said

  The radical solution is being considered by the Moroccan authorities who wish, within a period of 5 to 10 years, to put an end to smuggling with the cities of Sebta and Melilla, in northern Morocco.
  This proposal was made last week by the Director General of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) Nabil Lakhdar during a meeting at the House of Representatives. For the official, this outright ban on smuggled goods can be done gradually over 5 or 10 years before its total (…)

• Morocco Loses Millions in Revenue to Smuggling at Spanish Enclaves
  14 February 2019, by Said

  In addition to its human cost, with the death of several carriers, mainly women, the smuggling of goods with the two cities of Melilla and Ceuta has a financial and economic cost that is increasingly difficult for the Moroccan authorities to bear.
  So far, few figures have been revealed about the real cost of this smuggling, but according to the Director General of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) Nabil Lakhdar, Morocco would lose between 6 and 8 billion dirhams each (…)

• Melilla Faces Fish Shortage as Moroccan Imports Halt for Second Day
  20 February 2019, by Said

  The inhabitants and professionals of the city of Melilla are beginning to seriously worry about the non-arrival of fish from Morocco. Yesterday was the second day the city did not receive any fish from the kingdom.
  Moroccan fish represents a third of what is consumed daily by the inhabitants of Melilla, the remaining two-thirds come from the peninsula, reports the newspaper El Faro de Melilla, which adds that the city should not run out of this highly prized food by locals.
  To be able (…)

• Ceuta Smugglers’ Earnings Reveal Stark Income Disparities at Morocco-Spain Border
  7 March 2019, by Said

  Moroccan smugglers in Ceuta are not all on an equal footing. While some barely manage to earn around fifteen euros, or even 9 euros, others sometimes reach 500 euros per trip, or more than 5,600 dirhams, double the average Moroccan salary.
  The figures were revealed by the local website El Faro de Ceuta, which looked into the earnings pocketed by Moroccans who live off smuggling between Morocco and the city of Ceuta. Today, there are tens of thousands of them practicing this trade that (…)

• Moroccan Customs Seize 6 Tons of Smuggled Clothing in Record Bust
  27 October 2019, by Ginette

  It was in the night of October 23 to 24, around 3 a.m., that elements of the BND took a tanker truck on the trail from the city of Tiflet. Arrived at the Bouznika toll booth, it was subjected to a thorough check.
  And, in a press release, the ADII explained that it was upon opening a door fitted under the junction device of the tractor and the tank that 100 bales containing 60 kilos each of smuggled clothing items were discovered.
  According to the press release, the success of this (…)

• Moroccan Workers Face Dire Conditions at Ceuta-Morocco Border Crossing
  17 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  The difficulties in obtaining tickets at the Ceuta border post regularly force Moroccan carriers to sleep on the ground, covered in plastic and blankets. A pathetic sight that leads many observers to say that this is a line of shame.
  The Spanish media El faro de Ceuta has described the lamentable spectacle observed at the Ceuta-Morocco border. "Men and women will return home because, over the next seven days, they will no longer be able to cross ’Tarajal II’; they will not be able to play (…)

• Elderly Smuggler Dies of Heart Attack at Ceuta Border, Highlighting Risks
  19 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  The death of a 70-year-old man, on Tuesday morning, at the border post of the city of Ceuta, has moved more than one. The septuagenarian, a smuggler of goods, died of a heart attack while waiting in line.
  This latest death once again raises the debate on the precarious conditions faced by these elderly people. They are increasingly numerous to practice the profession of porter, at the peril of their lives.
  According to Hespress, which reports the eyewitness account of this sad scene, (…)

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  23 August 2022, by Sylvanus