Morocco seizes 7 tonnes of Britain-bound cannabis resin at Agadir
Moroccan customs seized seven tonnes of cannabis resin hidden in a frozen-fish container at the port of Agadir, bound for Britain and uncovered by a scan. The haul was valued at about seven million euros.
Moroccan customs seized seven tonnes of cannabis resin bound for Britain at the port of Agadir in the southwest.[1]The drugs had been hidden inside a container of frozen fish and were uncovered during a scan.[1]
The customs service put the street value of the haul at seven million euros (about $8.7 million), and described it as one of the largest seizures in Morocco that year.[1]Morocco is a major hashish producer, and customs officers said they used sophisticated detection equipment against narcoticstrafficking.[1]
Case data
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Royal Gendarmerie officers in Kalaat Sraghna raided an olive grove bordering Marchouh commune, seizing hashish, cannabis ears and traditional spirit, and arrested one suspect. The gendarmes said investigations were continuing to identify and arrest the others involved.
Royal Gendarmerie officers in Larache province arrested two men caught crushing cannabis at Douar Mahir, in Bni Garfat commune, and seized 2.26 tonnes of kif, of which 1,360 kilograms were stems and 900 kilograms already crushed material. The two were held in police custody under a prosecutor's inquiry, and the seized cannabis was destroyed under a mixed commission.
Royal Gendarmerie officers arrested four men and seized more than two tonnes of kif and smuggled tobacco from three vehicles in the Aoulouz area of Taroudant province, Morocco. The four were held on the public prosecutor's orders for an inquiry into where the shipment came from and where it was going.
Police in Tinghir province stopped a car on the outskirts of Boumalne Dadès on 29 October 2026 and found 28 kilograms of chira, the cannabis resin known as hashish, hidden in its bodywork. Four people, two of them women, were arrested and remanded to Ouarzazate prison, and investigators suspect one woman's husband directed the network from his cell.
