Seven arrested as BCIJ seizes 7 tonnes of cannabis resin in Casablanca
Moroccan authorities seized seven tonnes of cannabis resin from a freight truck and two utility vehicles near Casablanca's port and arrested seven suspects, including the presumed network leader. The BCIJ said the load was intended for export by sea and investigators were tracing possible links in Morocco and internationally.
Moroccan authorities arrested seven suspects, including one described as the
presumed head of the network.[1]The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations
(BCIJ) is a police service specialising in counterterrorism and serious crime.[2]The BCIJ reported seizing seven tonnes of cannabis resin.[2]
The seizure was carried out during an operation on Monday and Tuesday in
Casablanca, in the west of the country.[2]The seized resin was aboard a
freight transport truck and two utility vehicles near the port of Casablanca,
described as the kingdom’s economic capital.[2]The BCIJ acted in cooperation
with the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) to thwart the
trafficking operation in Casablanca.[3]Officers also seized MAD 204,630
during the operation.[3]
The BCIJ said the shipment was intended for export by sea, without specifying a
destination.[2]The BCIJ said the operation was part of its efforts against
organised crime, especially international drug trafficking.[3]The BCIJ said
investigations would continue to determine possible national and international
links of the suspected criminal network.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The operation ran across 22–23 April 2019; the incident date records its first day.
The intended maritime-export destination was not identified.
The sources report arrests and a continuing investigation but give no charges or later court outcome.
The suspected network leader was not individually named.
Morocco World News lists MAD 204,630 alongside the resin but does not clarify whether it was cash or a drug valuation, so no cannabis value is recorded.
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