Hespress has learned from informed sources that strict directives have been issued to local authorities, including governors and district chiefs, across the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region to enforce rigorous monitoring and prevent any unauthorized sale of sacrificial animals ahead of Eid al-Adha.
The measures aim to curb public displays and practices related to the religious ritual of slaughtering animals.
Sources reveal that Younes El Tazi, the Wali of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region and Governor of Tangier-Assilah, chaired a high-level meeting with provincial officials. During the session, he gave firm instructions to tighten surveillance, record violations, and confiscate livestock being sold illegally.
In Tétouan, local authorities have also intensified inspection efforts in coordination with police and the Royal Gendarmerie. Reports indicate that trucks transporting livestock into the city are being intercepted and barred from entering markets for unauthorized sales.
The sources noted a surge in early sheep purchases and home slaughtering in recent days — a phenomenon that has raised concerns among meat sector stakeholders and observers. This trend prompted further enforcement action.
Security checkpoints have been established at the entrances to Tétouan, blocking the passage of any trucks carrying sacrificial sheep unless drivers present official permits granting them direct access to municipal slaughterhouses.
In Larache Province, home to one of the largest Eid sheep markets in northern Morocco — the “Oulad Hamid” market in Ksar El Kebir, which draws buyers from across the region — sources confirm that sheep trading there will be suspended.
The directives reportedly extend to banning the transport of sacrificial animals to this key market. Violations will result in the confiscation of livestock and the filing of official reports against offenders — a policy that appears to have been generalized across all provinces in the region.
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