Morocco seizes 8.99 tonnes of cannabis hidden in marble near Casablanca
Moroccan police seized 8.99 tonnes of cannabis resin hidden in marble blocks at a warehouse near Casablanca on 3 December 2021, arresting five suspected international traffickers. The haul was bound for an unnamed African country, and cash plus two cars with fake plates were also taken.
🇲🇦 Douar Moualin El Oued, Fedalate, near Casablanca · Morocco
Moroccan police foiled an attempt to smuggle 8.99 tonnes of cannabis resin hidden in large blocks of marble at a warehouse in Douar Moualin El Oued, Fedalate commune, near Casablanca.[1][2]The operation took place on Friday 3 December 2021 against a ring planning to export the haul to an African country the police did not name.[1][2]
Five people were arrested for alleged international drug trafficking, and large sums of money and two cars with fake licence plates were also seized.[1][2]Two of those held were already wanted by Moroccan police for international drug trafficking, while a third was the subject of a French international arrest warrant in a voluntary manslaughter case.[1][2]The drugs were concealed inside marble blocks of about ten tonnes each.[1][2]
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