Police 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.
🇲🇦 Oulad Kroum estate, outskirts of Oulad Teima · Morocco
Judicial police in Agadir arrested a 66-year-old man on the evening of 2 May 2025 at an
agricultural estate in the Oulad Kroum area on the outskirts of Oulad Teima.[1][2]Officers
searching the farm found 105 packages of hashish weighing 4,328 kilograms, loaded onto a utility
vehicle.[1][2]They also seized a small car and a rubber boat; police believe the boat was meant to
move the drugs by sea toward international smuggling routes.[1][2]
The operation targeted what police describe as an international drug trafficking network and was
carried out with the country’s intelligence services.[1][2]The suspect was placed in custody
pending further investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor, as officers work to
identify others involved.[1][2]
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No charges or court outcome had been reported and the suspect remained in custody pending investigation.
The reports do not say where the hashish was produced or who owned the farm.
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