Moroccan authorities seize 8 tons of cannabis in international drug trafficking attempt

Moroccan authorities seize 8 tons of cannabis in international drug trafficking attempt
Monday 28 February 2022 - 00:12

Morocco’s national judicial police arrested five individuals for alleged links to an international drug trafficking network on Saturday.

The suspects, aged between 27 and 66, were arrested as part of a security operation with the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST).

Two arrests were made simultaneously in two separate security operations in Tassoultante, a district on the outskirts of Marrakech, and in a rural town on the outskirts of  Khenifra, according to local media.

Further arrests were made in Khenifra, as well as in Casablanca’s Anfa region, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).

 An individual is wanted for forming a criminal network and committing robberies as part of judicial police wanted notice in Casablanca, and a gendarmerie wanted notice in Beni Mellal, according to DGSN.

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