8,196 kg of cannabis seized in truck at Tanger Med
Moroccan police and customs found 8,196 kg of cannabis hidden in a Morocco-registered freight truck at Tanger Med port on 25 December 2025, arresting the 50-year-old Moroccan driver bound for a European port.
Moroccan police and customs foiled an attempt to smuggle 8,196 kilograms of cannabis
at the Mediterranean port of Tanger Med on Thursday 25 December 2025.[1][2]A joint
security operation found the drugs hidden in a Morocco-registered international freight
truck that was about to depart by sea toward a European port.[1][2]
The seizure was announced in a statement of the General Directorate of National Security.[1]The 50-year-old Moroccan driver was arrested and placed under judicial investigation to
identify local and international trafficking links.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
8.196 t
Agency type
Police, Customs
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Port or sea
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Walawen.walaw.pressTanger Med: attempt to traffic more than 8.1 tonnes of cannabis thwarted
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