General Directorate of National Security (DGSN)
🇲🇦 Morocco · Police · 22 reports
- People arrested
- 122
- Cannabis seized
- 188.638 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Algeria police dismantle ten kif networks in the west, seize 205 kg and arrest 28
Algeria's national police dismantled ten criminal networks trafficking treated kif from Morocco in Tlemcen, Naâma, Oran and Béchar wilayas, arresting 28 people and seizing 205 kg. Officers also took 13 tourist vehicles, two motorcycles and more than 1.3 billion centimes the DGSN called the proceeds of the trade, and brought the suspects before prosecutors in the four wilayas.
Arrested 28Cannabis 205 kgVehicles confiscated 15Cash confiscated DZD 13,000,0003.5 tonnes of hashish seized in farm crates at Tanger Med
Police and customs seized 3,565 kg of cannabis resin hidden in crates of farm produce inside a Moroccan-registered truck at Tanger Med on 11 October. The 35-year-old driver was detained and a judicial investigation opened; no destination was disclosed.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.565 t238 kg of cannabis resin found in trailer at Tanger Med; driver held
Customs officers and national police at the port of Tanger Med found 238 kg of cannabis resin hidden in the trailer of a foreign-registered van on 28 September 2026. The driver, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, was arrested and placed under a judicial investigation supervised by the public prosecutor.
Arrested 1Cannabis 238 kgMorocco seizes nearly 12 tonnes of cannabis near Essaouira
Police stopped three commercial vehicles with forged plates in the countryside outside Essaouira and found 11,755 kilograms of cannabis. The drivers ran off, leaving the drugs and ten false plates; a parallel search at Sidi Kaouki turned up another vehicle. The operation was run by the DGSN with the DGST, local authorities and the royal gendarmerie.
Spain seizes 20 tonnes of hashish hidden in pepper trucks
Spain's National Police seized 20 tonnes of hashish hidden among green peppers in refrigerated trucks from Morocco, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on 21 October and in Granada three days later. Twenty people were detained in the joint operation with Morocco's DGSN.
Arrested 20Cannabis 20 t11 tonnes of hashish seized in melon and furniture shipments in Málaga
Spain's National Police announced on 30 September 2025 the seizure of more than 11 tonnes of hashish in two operations around Málaga, carried out with Morocco's DGSN: 9.3 tonnes hidden among melon pallets and 1,825 kg inside a furniture van. Ten suspects were arrested across the two interceptions.
Arrested 10Cannabis 11.125 tPolice seize 15.3 tonnes of hashish hidden in watermelon truck
Spanish police seized more than 15.3 tonnes of hashish from a truck that arrived from Nador, Morocco, at the port of Almería, hidden among watermelon pallets and inside fake plastic sweet potatoes. Eight suspects were arrested in Huércal de Almería and Torremolinos in the joint operation with Moroccan and French agencies.
Arrested 8Cannabis 15.3 tPolice seize 4.3 tonnes of hashish at farm near Oulad Teima
Judicial police in Agadir arrested a 66-year-old man at a farm in the Oulad Kroum area on 2 May 2025, seizing 105 packages of hashish weighing 4,328 kilograms. Officers also took a utility vehicle, a small car and a rubber boat they believe was meant to move the drugs by sea.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.328 tVehicles confiscated 28.1 tonnes of cannabis resin seized at Safi port, 21 arrested
Moroccan police seized 8.1 tonnes of cannabis resin in 199 bales hidden in a Morocco-registered freight truck at the Safi maritime port on 21 September 2024, foiling an international sea shipment. Twenty-one people aged 24 to 48 were arrested after weeks of DGSN-led surveillance of the network.
Arrested 21Cannabis 8.1 t10.5 tonnes of cannabis resin seized from Agadir fishing boat
Moroccan police seized 10.5 tonnes of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir on 17 March 2024 and arrested 13 suspects over suspected links to international drug trafficking.
Arrested 13Cannabis 10.542 tPolice seize 4.2 tonnes of cannabis resin on the Bouznika–Mohammedia motorway
Morocco's national judicial police and the DGST seized 110 packages of cannabis resin weighing 4 tonnes and 168 kilograms from a utility van on the motorway between Bouznika and Mohammedia. The driver drove against traffic, abandoned the van and escaped, and the prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the network behind the shipment.
Cannabis 4.168 t5.4 tonnes of cannabis resin seized on Spain-bound truck at Tanger Med
Moroccan police and customs seized 5,438 kg of cannabis resin hidden in cavities of an international freight truck bound for Spain at Tanger Med port on 22 April 2023. The 45-year-old Moroccan driver, accused of using falsified export documents, was arrested.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5.438 tTwo held with 55 g of cannabis and 935 bottles of alcohol in Dar El Beida
Algerian police arrested two suspects in the Dar El Beida district of Algiers and seized 55 grams of cannabis and marijuana along with 935 bottles of alcohol, the national security directorate said. The pair, both foreign nationals, were also accused of selling alcohol without a licence and of harbouring foreigners in the country illegally, and were referred to prosecutors.
Arrested 2Cannabis 55 gMorocco seizes record 31 tonnes of cannabis resin in Tangier
Moroccan police seized a record 31,197 kg of cannabis resin in a warehouse in Badriouyene, Tangier, on 27 April 2022, hidden inside fruit-and-vegetable figurines for export. A 61-year-old man was arrested.
Arrested 1Cannabis 31.197 tMorocco seizes almost 5 tonnes of cannabis resin at Mohammedia
Police at the entrance to Mohammedia arrested a driver on 16 October 2020 and seized 4,967 kg of cannabis resin from his utility vehicle, acting on territorial-surveillance intelligence pointing to an international trafficking attempt. The suspect was placed in custody while an investigation under the prosecutor's supervision mapped the network's national and international ramifications.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.967 tMorocco seizes 3.7 tons of cannabis resin near Azemmour
Morocco's judicial police seized 3,700 kilos of cannabis resin from a farm in Azemmour province on 6 September 2020, along with an inflatable boat and two engines suspected for use in trafficking by sea. A 37-year-old man with a drug record was arrested.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.7 t5,070 kg of hashish seized after a Nador ring-road pursuit
Judicial police in Nador seized 5 tonnes and 70 kilograms of chira, cannabis resin, from a Moroccan-registered utility vehicle on 5 December 2019 after a pursuit on the city's ring road. The driver fled, and the DGSN said a prosecutor-supervised investigation was opened to find him and any accomplices.
Cannabis 5.07 t5.9 tonnes of cannabis resin seized at Guerguerat crossing
Moroccan authorities seized 5.9 tonnes of cannabis resin hidden in a truck at the Guerguerat crossing with Mauritania on 14 October 2019, arresting the driver and two other people. The truck was heading to West Africa.
Arrested 3Cannabis 5.9 tMorocco seizes 27.3 tonnes of cannabis resin at Tanger Med port
Moroccan police seized a record 27.3 tonnes of cannabis resin on 7 July 2019 from three trucks parked at the Tanger Med port that were believed to be carrying industrial equipment to Europe. The six Moroccan drivers and assistants were arrested and taken into police custody.
Arrested 6Cannabis 27.3 tVehicles confiscated 3More than 12 tonnes of hashish seized in Nador, 3 arrested
Moroccan police seized more than twelve tonnes of hashish from a truck with a false registration plate in the Nador region. Three suspects with criminal records were arrested and bladed weapons were seized.
Arrested 3Cannabis 12 t15 tonnes of hashish seized near Nador; one arrested
Moroccan judicial police seized 578 bags holding 14.973 tonnes of hashish at Douar Oulad Aissa and Taourirt Boucetta near Nador and arrested a 46-year-old man over alleged international trafficking links. Six cars with false plates were also seized, with investigations continuing for other suspects.
Arrested 1Cannabis 14.973 t522 kg of hashish found in a tricycle at Tangier port
Moroccan national security officers seized 522 kg of hashish, pressed into slabs, from a tricycle parked on the maintenance quay at the port of Tangier on the evening of 13 June 2016. The DGSN said the drug was hidden in 17 suitcases and that Tangier police opened an investigation under the prosecutor's supervision, with no arrests reported.
Cannabis 522 kg