Gendarmerie seize about 6.5 tonnes of hashish from a truck near Lakhsas
On the evening of 14 May 2026 Royal Gendarmerie motorcycle units from Sidi Ifni stopped a truck from northern Morocco at a checkpoint near Lakhsas on the Tiznit–Dakhla highway and seized 190 packages of cannabis resin weighing about 6.5 tonnes, plus an inflatable boat and two jet engines. The 30-year-old driver was held for investigation.
🇲🇦 Lakhsas, on the Tiznit–Dakhla highway, Sidi Ifni province · Morocco
On the evening of Thursday 14 May 2026, motorcycle units of the Royal Gendarmerie company in Sidi
Ifni, under the Guelmim regional command, stopped a truck coming from northern Morocco at a
checkpoint on the Tiznit–Dakhla highway in the commune of Lakhsas.[1][2]
They seized 190 packages of cannabis resin (chira) weighing about 6.5 tonnes, an inflatable boat and
two jet engines that officials said appeared intended for maritime trafficking.[1][2]The driver, a
30-year-old man, was placed in custody under the public prosecutor’s office while investigators
sought other members of the network and any national or international links.[1][2]
Photos and video
Rows of numbered hashish packages laid out after the Sidi Ifni gendarmerie seizure.Photo details
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