Morocco Foils Attempt to Traffic of Over 8t of Cannabis Resin

Morocco Foils Attempt to Traffic of Over 8t of Cannabis Resin
Friday 26 December 2025 - 17:19

Joint inspection operations carried out by the National Security services and Customs at the Tangier Med Port resulted, on Thursday, in foiling an attempt to traffic 8 tonnes and 196 kilograms of cannabis resin aboard an international freight truck.

This security operation led to the detection of a shipment of narcotics carefully packed in plastic bars and transported by an international freight truck registered in Morocco, which was bound, via a maritime crossing, for a European port, according to a statement by the General Directorate of National Security, which reported the seizure of 8 tonnes and 196 kilograms of cannabis resin in slabs.

The truck driver, a 50-year-old Moroccan national, has been placed under judicial investigation ordered by the competent public prosecutor in order to clarify the circumstances of the case and identify all national and international ramifications of this criminal activity.

This operation forms part of the intensive efforts deployed by the various security services at border crossing points to combat international drug and psychotropic trafficking networks, the same source added.

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