The stop
Royal Gendarmerie officers from Sebt Gzoula, under the direct supervision of the regional commander, seized three tonnes of drugs on the night of Monday 28 to Tuesday 29 September 2026 from a camper van belonging to two young French people travelling from Tangier to Essaouira.[1] A gendarmerie patrol on National Road 1 between El Ghiate and Sebt Gzoula stopped the French-plated vehicle, which carried a young man and a young woman, both French nationals, and the judicial police discovered a prohibited cargo of hashish aboard.[1]
The seizure
The regional gendarmerie commander travelled to the scene to oversee the seizure and the weighing of the cargo, the towing of the vehicle, and the transfer of the two suspects to the gendarmerie headquarters for questioning.[1] The pair remained in custody while the investigation worked to establish their connection to the cargo.[1]
