Morocco's Royal Navy coast guard seized about two tonnes of cannabis packed in 53 bundles from a go-fast boat heading to Spain east of Al Hoceima on 11 March 2022. The smugglers abandoned the drugs and fled at high speed, so no arrests were reported; the cannabis was handed to the Royal Gendarmerie.
Morocco’s Royal Navy coast guard seized about two tonnes of cannabis from a go-fast boat east of Al Hoceima on Friday 11 March 2022.[1][2]The banned substance was packed in 53 bundles on a boat heading to Spain.[1][2]
The smugglers abandoned the drugs and fled at high speed when the coast guard units approached, so no arrests were made.[1][2]The recovered cannabis was transported to the port of Al Hoceima and handed to the Royal Gendarmerie.[1][2]
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