Police in Tetouan, working with the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, arrested six people, including two women, early Saturday on suspicion of possessing and trafficking cocaine.
The operation, conducted in coordination with the Royal Gendarmerie near the city of Ouezzane, began in the rural area of Kharba, where officers detained a man and his son. Authorities said they seized four slabs of cocaine weighing a total of 4.6 kilograms.
Further investigations led police to a third suspect from the same family in the rural village of Drader. Identified as the alleged ringleader, he reportedly resisted arrest, firing shots from an unlicensed hunting rifle at officers before being subdued and taken into custody along with another man and two women. Police seized the firearm, two shotgun shells, a large knife, an additional 200 grams of cocaine, two electronic scales, two license plates suspected of being forged, and five vehicles allegedly used in the trafficking operation.
Authorities said the main suspect was already wanted nationwide under two arrest warrants issued by the Royal Gendarmerie in Tetouan for alleged involvement in similar narcotics trafficking cases.
All six suspects were placed in custody for further investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor to determine the full scope of the operation and identify other individuals who may be linked to the criminal network.
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