Authorities thwart drug smuggling operation in Tiznit

Authorities thwart drug smuggling operation in Tiznit
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Sunday 6 March 2022 - 23:11

Local authorities in the judicial center of Tiznit seized on Sunday a large quantity of drugs, estimated at about a ton and a half of cannabis and Taba papers, which were loaded on board a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

According to data received by Hespress, authorities blocked the vehicle’s wheels to seize the smuggling operation at the Sidi Bouabdelli commune, near the Ait Braim region, while the driver managed to escape in the meantime.

Local authorities seized right after the car, placed it at the headquarters of the Tiznit Brigade, and opened investigations in order to identify the suspect as well as those involved in this operation.

As of yesterday, Nador judicial police brigade arrested two individuals for their alleged links to an international drug trafficking network.

In recent years, the country intensified efforts to combat trafficking networks.

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