Tanger-Med Port Scandal: Police Officers Arrested in 4.5-Ton Cannabis Smuggling Operation

The case broke out on August 12, reports Tanjanews, when a shipment of 4.5 tons of chira, from the port of Tanger-Med, was intercepted by the Spanish Guardia Civil elements in Algeciras.

The investigation, conducted by the narcotics brigade in Tanger, revealed that 2 police officers, operating at the port level, as well as 3 agents of the transport company FRS, actively participated in this drug trafficking operation.

The 5 individuals, suspected of belonging to an international drug trafficking network, have been remanded in custody at the Tanger prison, pending the completion of the investigation.