Moroccan police have opened a judicial investigation after arresting two women from sub-Saharan Africa at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport with nearly 15 kilograms of cocaine concealed in their luggage, security authorities said Wednesday.
The suspects, aged 40 and 52, were detained shortly after arriving on a flight from a sub-Saharan African country, according to Moroccan police. Customs inspections and baggage searches uncovered 14.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside their personal belongings.
The women were placed under investigation under the supervision of prosecutors as authorities seek to identify possible international links connected to the trafficking operation and determine the wider network behind the shipment.
The seizure comes amid intensified Moroccan efforts to disrupt international cocaine trafficking routes increasingly transiting through West and North Africa toward European markets.
Moroccan authorities have reported a series of cocaine seizures at airports and border crossings in recent months, including a 7.3-kilogram interception involving another passenger arriving from sub-Saharan Africa at Casablanca airport in April.
Morocco has become a growing transit corridor for cocaine trafficking networks operating between Latin America, West Africa and Europe, prompting authorities to strengthen airport surveillance and customs screening operations.
Security services say the latest operation forms part of ongoing efforts targeting transnational drug trafficking and psychotropic substance networks.
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