The Errachidia judicial police arrested, Thursday, three individuals aged 41 to 65 years, including two brothers, for their alleged links with a criminal network active in the trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.
The suspects were arrested at a road checkpoint in Rissani, as soon as they arrived on board a cab, said a statement by the national police(DGSN), stating that the search operation resulted in the seizure of a sum of money of 500,000 dirhams suspected to be originated from international trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.
Investigations carried out in the light of the statements of those questioned have also made it possible to locate the drugs, hidden in a mountainous area in the rural commune of “Sidi Ali”, 150 km from the town of Rissani, of a total quantity of 600 Kg arranged in the form of 24 packs of chira, added the same source.
The suspects have been placed in police custody to complete the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, in order to determine the possible ramifications of this activity and all the criminal acts attributed to those involved, concluded the statement.
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