1.2 tonnes of hashish seized from truck chassis at Tanger Med
Moroccan security forces and customs seized 1.2 tonnes of hashish hidden in compartments built into the metal chassis of a Morocco-registered freight truck at Tanger Med port on 16 March 2024. The 28-year-old Moroccan driver was arrested and placed under investigation.
Moroccan security forces working with customs officers at Tanger Med port
foiled an international drug trafficking attempt in the early hours of
Saturday, seizing 1.2 tonnes of hashish.[1][2]The cannabis resin, known
locally as chira, was hidden in compartments specially built into the metal
chassis of a Morocco-registered international goods truck.[1][2]
The truck’s 28-year-old Moroccan driver was arrested at the port.[1][2]He was placed under investigation by the judicial authorities under the
supervision of the prosecutor’s office, which aims to identify everyone
involved and any national or international links of the trafficking
operation.[1][2]
Case data
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Royal Gendarmerie officers in Kalaat Sraghna raided an olive grove bordering Marchouh commune, seizing hashish, cannabis ears and traditional spirit, and arrested one suspect. The gendarmes said investigations were continuing to identify and arrest the others involved.
Royal Gendarmerie officers in Larache province arrested two men caught crushing cannabis at Douar Mahir, in Bni Garfat commune, and seized 2.26 tonnes of kif, of which 1,360 kilograms were stems and 900 kilograms already crushed material. The two were held in police custody under a prosecutor's inquiry, and the seized cannabis was destroyed under a mixed commission.
Royal Gendarmerie officers arrested four men and seized more than two tonnes of kif and smuggled tobacco from three vehicles in the Aoulouz area of Taroudant province, Morocco. The four were held on the public prosecutor's orders for an inquiry into where the shipment came from and where it was going.
Police in Tinghir province stopped a car on the outskirts of Boumalne Dadès on 29 October 2026 and found 28 kilograms of chira, the cannabis resin known as hashish, hidden in its bodywork. Four people, two of them women, were arrested and remanded to Ouarzazate prison, and investigators suspect one woman's husband directed the network from his cell.
