Tangier: Five Arrested for Psychotropic Drugs Trafficking

Tangier: Five Arrested for Psychotropic Drugs Trafficking
Wednesday 7 April 2021 - 17:09

The judicial police of Tangier arrested Wednesday, on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), five individuals for their alleged involvement in a case of drugs and psychotropic pills trafficking.

The suspects were arrested during a security operation carried out in the neighborhood “Mesnana” in Tangier, the National Police (DGSN) said in a press release.

Search operations resulted in the seizure of 3,161 psychotropic pills, including Rivotril pills (2,366) and Ecstasy (795), as well as a car, six cell phones and of a sum of money suspected to be originated from this criminal activity, according to the same source.

The suspects, aged 29 to 37, were taken into police custody to complete the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office in order to identify potential ramifications of this criminal activity, as determine the criminal charges against the five individuals.

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