Police seize over 1.4 tons of cocaine in Tangier port

Police seize over 1.4 tons of cocaine in Tangier port
Tuesday 2 January 2024 - 21:53

Judicial police in Tangier, along with the national security services at Tangier Med port, have thwarted an international smuggling operation of 1, 488 kilograms of cocaine on Tuesday.

This operation involved coordination with Spanish security services and was part of joint operational cooperation to combat international cocaine smuggling and neutralize threats posed by transnational organized crime networks, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security received by Hespress.

The seizure occurred in a container aboard a sea transport ship that had departed from a South American port and was en route to a Turkish port.

The judicial police services are conducting investigations under the supervision of the competent Public Prosecution.

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