Casablanca: Two arrested for alleged cocaine trafficking, 1kg seized

Casablanca: Two arrested for alleged cocaine trafficking, 1kg seized
Thursday 27 July 2023 - 16:52

Policemen in Casablanca arrested, on Wednesday, two individuals for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of hard drugs, in a security operation that led to the seizure of 1.1 kg of cocaine.

The security operation was carried out on the basis of precise information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), said a security source.

The two suspects were arrested in flagrante delicto for possession and trafficking of 260 grams of cocaine before the police searched the home of one of the accused and seized an additional amount of 840 grams and a sum of money suspected to come from this criminal activity.

The same source further revealed that one of the suspects was the subject of a nationwide warrant issued by the Criminal Investigation Department for a similar drug trafficking case.

The suspects were taken into police custody to clarify the details of this case, the security source added, noting that searches and investigations are continuing to arrest the other accomplices involved in these criminal acts.

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