The Royal Navy coast guard aborted a drug-trafficking operation, in collaboration with maritime surveillance services, said Tuesday a statement from Royal Armed Forces.
Authorities stopped the drug-trafficking attempt on Monday around 4:30 a.m off the coast of El Jadida, specified the source.
“This operation took place after conducting a chase at sea of several artisanal fishing boats used in illegal trafficking and preventing them from transshipping their cargoes aboard three cormorants waiting offshore,” added the statement.
The operation resulted in the arrest of 6 traffickers, including 3 of Spanish identity, and the seizure of a significant quantity of Chira, amounting to over 12 tons, said the same source.
Authorities also seized the equipment and cargo used in this operation.
They also transported them to the port of El Jadida and kept them in the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, the statement concluded.
In recent years, authorities have intensified efforts to combat human and drugs trafficking, as well as active networks nationwide.
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