Five held in Casablanca Roudani sweep; hashish, boufa seized
Police in Casablanca detained five members of two families accused of drug trafficking in the Roudani area and seized boufa, qarqubi and hashish. The operation was carried out by the National Brigade with the Casablanca-Settat regional brigade on information from territorial surveillance.
🇲🇦 Roudani area, Casablanca · Morocco
Arrested
5
Officers of the National Police Brigade, working with the Casablanca-Settat
regional brigade, carried out an operation in the Roudani area of Casablanca
against families accused of drug trafficking and seized several types of drugs.[1]The operation targeted the (Z) family and the (Ould H) families, described
as well known for involvement in drug trafficking.[1]Officers detained five
people during the operation, including members of the (Z) and (Ould H) families.[1]Those detained were being investigated at the National Brigade headquarters
on Roudani Street to establish details of their alleged trafficking and
networks.[1]
The drugs seized in the operation included boufa, qarqubi and hashish.[1]The
operation was based on precise information provided by territorial surveillance
officers.[1]
The operation was described as part of a wide-scale cleansing campaign in the
Roudani area aimed at drugs and their dealers.[1]Police said continuing
search efforts were aimed at identifying other places and people involved in the
drug-trafficking activity.[1]
Sources
Fes News Mediafesnews.mediaARالفرقة الوطنية دالبوليس ومعها الفرقة الولائية ديال كازا ـ سطات: توقف عائلة تجّار المخدرات وحجز كمية كبيرة من البوفا
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No separate weight was published for the hashish or for any other drug, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The article gives no separate date for the operation; 12 August 2023 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
No full names, charges or court outcome were reported; the case was at the investigation stage.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Arabic and English.
The precise place of arrest and seizure was given only as the Roudani area, so Casablanca centre coordinates are used.
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