While Nordine, the brother of Bouchaïb El Kacimi alias "Bouch de Dreux", the most wanted cannabis trafficker in France still on the run in Morocco, was expecting to be released, the Paris investigation chamber refused his request.
French police intercepted a truck in central France transporting more than 200 kilos of Moroccan cannabis resin hidden in cherry tomatoes destined for the United Kingdom. The goods were seized and five people were arrested.
The French customs, in coordination with the Toulon public prosecutor and the maritime customs operational center in Marseille (CODM), managed to seize four tons of Moroccan cannabis resin hidden in a fishing vessel south of the economic zone of France in the Mediterranean Sea.
An investigator from the narcotics brigade claims that the cannabis sold in Marseille comes from Morocco. He recommends that the war against drug trafficking be waged "at the source".
The Moroccan police helped the French police services seize 26 tons of cannabis hidden in a truck on its way to the hexagon, by providing them with very valuable information. Several people were arrested during this operation.
After several months of investigation conducted jointly with Morocco and France, the Spanish police intercepted, on the night of Saturday, September 4 to Sunday, September 5, a record shipment of 26 tons of cannabis near Granada. Seven people were arrested and taken into custody.
In Angers, the appeal trial of Moroccan cannabis traffickers ended last Thursday, with severe requisitions, including the seizure of a house in Morocco.
Fourteen draft decrees will be on the agenda of the Council of Government to be held next Monday. These include the decree implementing Articles 32 and 35 of the law on the lawful uses of cannabis and the one concerning the amendment of the decree extending the duration of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory to deal with the spread of Covid-19.
The Nîmes Criminal Court has sentenced two individuals to 42 months in prison for importing and transporting Moroccan cannabis. In total, 86 kg of drugs were found in a truck coming from Spain.
Activities related to the cultivation, production, manufacture, transport and marketing of cannabis can now be carried out legally in Morocco . The Official Bulletin of July 22, 2021 has just made public law 13.21 relating to the legalization of its legal use for medical and industrial purposes.
The customs of Clermont-Ferrand are involved in the fight against drug trafficking in the Puy-de-Dôme, a transit department for Moroccan cannabis as well as other drugs. In total, 380 kilos of drugs seized since the beginning of the year.
The judicial police of Casablanca thwarted, on Monday evening, an attempt at international drug trafficking and seized a large quantity of cannabis resin.