Four held as gendarmerie seize two tonnes of kif near Aoulouz
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.
Four men were arrested after gendarmesseized more than two tonnes of kif,
Morocco’s cannabis product, and taba, a smuggled tobacco leaf, in the Aoulouz
area of Taroudant province.[1]The suspects tried to flee and were chased
through tracks and alleys before officers surrounded and arrested them.[1]They were placed in provisional custody on the public prosecutor’s instructions.[2]Agadir24 described the four as men nicknamed “Al-Jbala”, suspected of
earlier involvement in carrying drugs and supplying dealers.[1]
The load was travelling in three vehicles: two light cars and a small bus.[1]Officers also seized bladed weapons, including swords.[1]Journal Aswat put
the kif at about two tonnes, with quantities of taba on top of that.[2]
Officers from the gendarmerie posts at Tafingoult, Aoulouz and Oulad Berhil took
part.[3]One account placed the arrests at the entrance to Aoulouz town.[4]
The public prosecutor ordered a judicial investigation into the source and
destination of the shipment and the network’s possible extensions.[1]
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Royal Gendarmerie officers beside a white van, in the photograph published with Agadir24's report on the Aoulouz seizure; the page credits no photographer.Photo details
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The reports give no separate date for the operation; 29 October 2026 is the date of the first account, and one outlet dates the arrests to Friday 30 October.
The more-than-two-tonne figure covers the kif and the smuggled tobacco together, with no separate weight given; one outlet put the kif alone at about two tonnes.
No charges, court date or outcome has been reported.
Accounts differ on the precise place of the interception: at the entrance to Aoulouz town, in the Anayn mountains, and in the Aoulouz area generally.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Agadir24: The operation was led by the commander of the Royal Gendarmerie squadron in Taroudant, with a commando and officers from several posts.
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