10.5 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.
Moroccan police seized10 metric tons and 542 kilograms of chira, a potent form
of cannabis resin, from a fishing boat used for smuggling in Agadir on
Sunday.[1]Thirteen suspects were arrested in the operation.[1][2]
A joint sea operation
The seizure was a joint operation by local police, the Royal Navy and the
Royal Gendarmerie, acting on statements from the General Directorate of
National Security (DGSN) and the General Directorate of Territorial
Surveillance (DGST).[1]Police said investigations were under way into the
arrested suspects’ possible links with international drug trafficking
networks.[1][2]
Morocco is a major cannabis producer and has allowed regulated cultivation,
export and use of cannabis for medical or industrial purposes since 2021,
while recreational use remains banned.[2]
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.
