Franco-Algerian arrested at Bab Sebta with 79 kg of chira
Customs and National Security officers at Bab Sebta arrested a French national of Algerian origin on 16 June 2025 after finding 79 kg of cannabis resin hidden in his Citroën. A woman travelling with him was described as a suspected accomplice as prosecutors opened a trafficking investigation.
Customs officers at the Bab Sebta border post, working in close coordination
with National Security officers as part of continuing efforts against drug
trafficking, stopped a light Citroën arriving from Moroccan territory for a
thorough check on the evening of Monday 16 June 2025.[1]A Franco-Algerian man
was arrested on Monday evening at Bab Sebta with cannabis concealed in his
vehicle.[1]He is a French national of Algerian origin suspected of being the
principal author of the smuggling attempt, and he was accompanied by a woman
described as his suspected accomplice.[1]
Officers found 79 kilograms of cannabis resin, known locally as chira, carefully
concealed in the vehicle.[1]A second account of the same interception
confirms the car was a Citroën registered abroad and arriving from Morocco.[2]The same account confirms the check uncovered 79 kg of chira carefully
concealed.[2]
The competent authorities immediately opened a judicial investigation under the
supervision of the public prosecutor to identify the networks involved in the
cross-border trafficking attempt.[1]The prosecutor ordered the inquiry to
identify possible cross-border relays behind the attempt.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
79 kg
Agency type
Customs, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Land border
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
H24infoh24info.maFRBab Sebta: un Franco-Algérien arrêté avec 79 kg de chira
Lesinfos.malesinfos.maFRTrafic de drogue : 79 kg saisis à Bab Sebta et plus de 7 tonnes interceptées à Tanger Med
Open questions the AI reported
Whether the woman described as a suspected accomplice was detained, charged or released was not stated.
The suspects' names and ages were not published.
No street value for the 79 kg was published.
No court outcome was reported; the judicial investigation was still under way.
The same articles also report a 7,050 kg seizure in a truck at Tanger Med the same night, a separate event recorded elsewhere and left out here.
Police in Marrakech arrested a man suspected of selling drugs from a car and found 54.5 kg of chira and 776 g of cocaine in the vehicle. He was held in police custody on the public prosecutor's orders while investigators looked for accomplices.
Judicial police in Marrakech arrested a man in the Targa neighbourhood suspected of possessing and selling cocaine. A search of his home found 60 grams of cocaine in 50 wraps, 190 grams of chira and 61 ecstasy pills, and he was held for a judicial investigation under the public prosecutor's supervision.
Royal Gendarmerie officers at the Sidi Bibi territorial centre in Chtouka Ait Baha province arrested one person suspected of drug trafficking and seized quantities of chira and cannabis herb, a large sword and two motorcycles. The suspect was held in police custody for a judicial investigation supervised by the public prosecutor.
Royal Gendarmerie officers in Sidi Bibi, Chichaoua, arrested one person on suspicion of drug trafficking. They seized shira and kif, a large bladed weapon and two motorcycles, and placed the suspect in custody pending investigation.
