5.4 tonnes of cannabis resin seized on Spain-bound truck at Tanger Med
Moroccan police and customs seized 5,438 kg of cannabis resin hidden in cavities of an international freight truck bound for Spain at Tanger Med port on 22 April 2023. The 45-year-old Moroccan driver, accused of using falsified export documents, was arrested.
Moroccan national security and customs officers seized5,438 kg of cannabis
resin on Saturday aboard an international freight truck at the Tanger Med
port.[1][2]
A Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) statement said the chira, in
plate form, was hidden in specially fitted cavities in the truck’s trailer and
chassis as it prepared to sail for Spain.[1][2]
The 45-year-old Moroccan driver was arrested and taken into custody after
investigators found he had tried to use falsified export documents; a judicial
investigation was opened to find other suspects linked to the smuggling.[1][2]
Morocco is the world’s largest producer of cannabis resin according to the
United Nations, and its police seized nearly 100 tonnes in 2022.[1]
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.
