4.8 tonnes of cannabis resin seized in Nador car and house
Moroccan police seized 4,779 kg of cannabis resin in Douar Lahyane near Dar El Kebdani on 16 April 2021, finding 47 packages in a car and 94 more in a house on DGST intelligence. One suspect was arrested as police investigated the trafficking route.
Police in Nador foiled an international drug-trafficking attempt on Friday 16
April 2021 and seized4,779 kg of cannabis resin in Douar Lahyane, about 15 km
from the city in the Dar El Kebdani area.[1]Acting on precise information
from the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), officers
found part of the resin in a car and the rest in a house in the village.[1]
The haul comprised 47 packages hidden in the car at Dar El-Kebdani town and 94
more packages inside a house belonging to the traffickers, according to a
Moroccan police statement.[2]One person was arrested while investigations
continued into the trafficking routes of the seized drug.[2]
Case data
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