Moroccan police arrested five people at a farm in Gzennaya, about 20 km from Tangier, on 25 October 2019 and seized 9.1 tonnes of cannabis resin. The national police said the operation targeted an international drug trafficking network and followed intelligence from the DGST.
🇲🇦 Farm in Gzennaya, near Tangier · Morocco
On Friday 25 October 2019 Moroccan police arrested five people for their alleged links to an international drug trafficking network and seized 9.1 tonnes of cannabis resin.[1] The resin was found at a farm in the Gzennaya region, about 20 km from Tangier.[1]
The national police said the operation was carried out on the basis of information from the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).[1] The report names no charges and gives no court outcome for the five people held.[1]
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
A small drone carrying hashish reached a cell window at a Moroccan prison before staff intervened, seized the aircraft and arrested the people behind the attempt. The prisoner it was meant for was also held, the head of the prison administration told a parliamentary committee.
A joint police operation in Ouezzane province seized more than 13 tonnes of cannabis and cannabis powder plus over 70 kilograms of hashish from a house near Zoumi, after the arrest of a man with seven national police signals. The suspected main supplier was absent during the search and is wanted under a national warrant.
Royal Gendarmerie officers in Kalaat Sraghna raided an olive grove bordering Marchouh commune, seizing hashish, cannabis ears and traditional spirit, and arrested one suspect. The gendarmes said investigations were continuing to identify and arrest the others involved.
Royal Gendarmerie officers in Larache province arrested two men caught crushing cannabis at Douar Mahir, in Bni Garfat commune, and seized 2.26 tonnes of kif, of which 1,360 kilograms were stems and 900 kilograms already crushed material. The two were held in police custody under a prosecutor's inquiry, and the seized cannabis was destroyed under a mixed commission.
