Gendarmerie seizes 4 tonnes of cannabis from fishing boats off Tangier
Marine units of Morocco's Royal Gendarmerie chased down two fishing boats off the coast of Tangier on 18 May 2020 and seized more than four tonnes of cannabis. Seven people involved in the smuggling attempt were arrested.
🇲🇦 Off the coast of Tangier, near Merkala beach · Morocco
Marine units of the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerieseized more than four tonnes
of cannabis off the coast of Tangier on Monday 18 May 2020 after chasing down
two fishing boats used by the smugglers.[1]Seven people involved were
arrested.[1]
According to local press accounts, the dealers had stolen two small fishing
boats from Tangier’s city port and sailed to the Rmilat forest near Merkala
beach, where they loaded 70 bales of cannabis.[1]The gendarmerie intercepted
the boats at sea and took the cannabis and the suspects into custody.[1]
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