Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Fugitive Wanted for Major Cannabis Smuggling Operation

The fugitive, AJ, 37 years old, who is the subject of an international arrest warrant, was apprehended last Thursday in Vélez-Málaga, according to a statement from the national police made public on Monday.

The defendant, very active in international drug trafficking, tried to cross the Guergarate border post (Moroccan Sahara) with a truck full of more than 7,000 kilos of cannabis resin hidden in A4 paper.

Taken into custody, at the disposal of the justice system, he faces a 10-year prison sentence in Morocco if extradited.