Nearly 4 tonnes of hashish seized at Beni Mellal farm
Beni Mellal judicial police with the DGST seized nearly 4 tonnes of cannabis resin at a farm warehouse near Souk Sebt Ouled Nemma early on 18 December 2024. A 35-year-old suspect was arrested with two cargo vehicles and cash as prosecutors opened a trafficking investigation.
Early on Wednesday morning the Beni Mellal judicial police, working with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), disrupted an international drug trafficking operation in Beni Mellal.[1]Officers seized nearly 4 metric tons of cannabis resin, known locally as chira, at a farm in a remote area near Souk Sebt Ouled Nemma.[1]
The cache was hidden in a warehouse on the property.[1]Police arrested a 35-year-old suspect found at the scene and confiscated two cargo transport vehicles and a large sum of money believed to be proceeds of the drug trade.[1]
The arrested man was placed in custody under a judicial investigation directed by the competent prosecutor’s office.[1]Authorities said they were continuing to search for additional members of the trafficking network.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Home, Other building
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Walawen.walaw.pressMajor Drug Smuggling Operation Foiled in Beni Mellal, 4 Metric Tons of Cannabis Seized
Open questions the AI reported
No exact weight was published in the opened account, which describes the haul only as nearly 4 metric tons; a MAP wire and a Morocco24 rewrite found in search give 3.96 tonnes but could not be opened for citation.
Only one account could be opened for citation; the MAP police statement behind it could not be opened because the agency site returned 403.
Whether the 35-year-old suspect was charged or additional network members were arrested was not reported.
The confiscated sum of money was described only as a large sum, with no figure given.
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