The elements of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), assisted by gendarmes from Orléans and Eure-et-Loir, intercepted, on March 10, two cars (a "scout" and a "carrier") transporting 558.4 kilos of Moroccan cannabis resin on the A10 at the level of Châtellerault.
In Morocco, training sessions will be organized for cannabis growers to develop this sector. A step forward after the adoption of law no. 13.21 on the legal use of cannabis for medical and industrial purposes.
About 6.5 tons of cannabis resin, nearly 7 tons of flavored tobacco (maassel), 110,806 packs of cigarettes, about 58 kg of ground tobacco and 193 psychotropic tablets were destroyed at the controlled landfill of Al Argoub (province of Oued Eddahab).
The government has just adopted draft decree No. 2.22.159 implementing certain provisions of Law No. 13.21 relating to the legal use of cannabis for medical and industrial purposes.
A new step forward in the legalization of cannabis cultivation in Morocco. The government has today adopted a decree governing activities related to its cultivation in the country and selected three provinces.
The legalization of cannabis is a "breath of fresh air" for Morocco and an economic alternative to smuggling in the border areas of Ceuta and Melilla, according to the Moroccan Institute of Strategic Intelligence.
The justice system has sentenced Hamza A., a 26-year-old Moroccan, arrested in possession of 9,105 kg of cannabis resin on February 13, 2022, near Perrogney-les-Fontaines (Haute-Marne).
Worried about the effects of the drought on their crops, cannabis producers are calling on the government for help. Water scarcity is currently threatening the whole of Morocco.
Customs agents at the Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) toll booth intercepted a go-fast transporting nearly 400 kilos of cannabis resin from Morocco last weekend. A 23-year-old man, known to the justice system, was also arrested and presented before the judge after spending four days in custody.
French police specialists in the fight against drug trafficking believe that the legalization in Morocco - the world’s largest producer - of cannabis for medical purposes could have a negative impact on the French market.
The judicial police of Nador announced on Thursday the seizure of 560 kg of cannabis and the arrest of a Spanish national who would be involved in an international drug and psychotropic trafficking network.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) made a record seizure of 1.43 tons of cocaine and arrested more than 100,000 people as part of the anti-drug fight during the year 2021.