Morocco seizes 10 tons of hashish near El Jadida and arrests four
Morocco's National Brigade of Judicial Police seized 400 bags of hashish weighing 10 tons from a truck near El Jadida, arresting the driver and three other suspects including the truck's owner. Police also seized 10,000 euros; the drugs were packed for smuggling by sea and the suspects were held for investigation.
Morocco’s National Brigade of Judicial Police arrested a truck driver near El Jadida, south of Casablanca, after catching him with 400 bags of hashish weighing 10 tons on the nights of 4 and 5 December 2018.[1][2]The operation, based on intelligence from the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), led to three further arrests, including the truck’s owner, one of them a woman.[1][2]
Police seized10,000 euros from the gang, which is suspected of belonging to an international drug-trafficking network.[1]The packaging and wrapping indicated the drugs were to be smuggled by sea.[1][2]
The four suspects were placed in custody while the judicial investigation continued under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office, to establish the network’s links inside Morocco and abroad.[1][2]
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