Moroccan police and customs seized 7,050 kilograms of cannabis resin, known locally as chira, from a Morocco-registered freight truck at Tanger Med port late on Monday night.[1][2] Officers found the resin concealed in the truck’s trailer during a joint border inspection as it prepared to carry the drugs to a European port.[1][2] The 42-year-old Moroccan driver was arrested and placed in custody while the investigation into the trafficking attempt continues.[1][2]
7.05 tonnes of cannabis resin seized in truck at Tanger Med
Moroccan police and customs found 7,050 kg of cannabis resin hidden in a Morocco-registered truck trailer at Tanger Med port. The driver was arrested as the Europe-bound shipment was stopped at a joint border inspection.
🇲🇦 Tanger Med port · Morocco
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 7.05 t
- Cannabis
- Hashish
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 7.05 t
- Agency type
- Customs, Police
- Cannabis
- Hashish
- Activity
- Trafficking
- Setting
- Port or sea
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Sources
- Walawen.walaw.pressMoroccan authorities seize over 7 tonnes of cannabis at Tangier Med Port
- Lesinfos.malesinfos.maFRTrafic de drogue : 79 kg saisis à Bab Sebta et plus de 7 tonnes interceptées à Tanger Med
Open questions the AI reported
- Only one source could be found for this seizure.
- The same article also reports Agadir and Oued Zem seizures, separate events left out here.
- Whether the arrested driver was charged was not reported.
