Moroccan police seize 3 tonnes of cannabis resin near Taroudant
Acting on surveillance-intelligence tip, Moroccan police stopped a utility vehicle at Oulad Berhil near Taroudant on the night of 19 December 2021 and seized 90 bundles of cannabis resin weighing three tonnes, plus a speedboat with two outboard motors. The 37-year-old driver, wanted for international drug trafficking, was arrested.
On the night of Sunday 19 December 2021, Moroccan police acting on
information from the domestic surveillance service stopped a utility vehicle
at Oulad Berhil near Taroudant and seized 90 bundles of cannabis resin
weighing three tonnes.[1][2]A speedboat with two outboard motors was also
seized.[1][2]
The driver, aged 37, was arrested.[1][2]Police said he had a criminal record
and was wanted for his role in international drug trafficking networks.[1][2]Detectives said they were tracing the seizure to international cartels
and hunting the driver’s accomplices.[2]
The seizure was one of several large resin interceptions around Morocco that
winter, and the agency report noted the country remains one of the
world’s largest cannabis producers.[1]
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