2.5 tonnes of hashish seized from boat off Nouadhibou; 2 held
Mauritanian authorities seized 2.5 tonnes of hashish from a boat intercepted off Nouadhibou and arrested two Moroccan nationals on board. The boat had come from Dakhla, and an investigation was opened after the seizure.
🇲🇷 Off Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou · Mauritania
Mauritanian authorities intercepted a boat off Nouadhibou in northwestern
Mauritania and arrested the two Moroccan nationals found on board.[1]The
vessel was coming from Dakhla in Western Sahara, described as arriving from
Morocco.[1]The interception account was attributed to a security source in
Nouadhibou.[2]
Officers seized2.5 tonnes of hashish concealed aboard the boat.[1]The source
described the load as a cargo of 2.5 tonnes of hashish hidden inside the craft.[1]The boat was boarded as it was about to enter Mauritanian territorial
waters.[1]The seizure point was reported as off Nouadhibou in the country’s
northwest.[2]The two people arrested were the Moroccan nationals travelling
aboard that vessel from the Dakhla area.[1]
An investigation was opened following the seizure.[1]Mauritania said it had
put in place a system for monitoring its borders intended to combat drug
trafficking.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
2.5 t
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Morocco → Mauritania
Sources
Cridemcridem.orgFRMauritanie: saisie de 2,5 tonnes de haschich en provenance du Maroc.
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