Police seize over 12 tonnes of cannabis and arrest six in Nador network raids
Moroccan police dismantled an international drug smuggling network in the northern city of Nador, seizing over 12 tonnes of cannabis and arresting six dealers aged 20 to 57. Raids on three storage houses also netted 19 vehicles, an inflatable trafficking boat, marine equipment and nearly 300,000 euros in cash.
🇲🇦 Nador, with storage houses in the rural Ammejjaou area · Morocco
Moroccan police dismantled an international drug smuggling network in the northern city of Nador and seized over 12 tonnes of cannabis.[1]Six dealers aged between 20 and 57 were captured.[1]Officers raided three houses in the rural Ammejjaou area that the dealers used as storage sites.[1]
The raids also netted 19 vehicles, including three vans in which drugs and nearly 300,000 euros were found.[1]Police seized an inflatable boat used for international trafficking, electronic marine navigation equipment, high-speed boat engines and a hunting rifle with 56 bullets.[1]A second account puts the haul at 12.5 tons of cannabis and confirms the six arrests, the 19 confiscated vehicles and the boat and marine gear.[2]
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