His many movements intrigued the French security services. The frequent visits to Morocco of this Moroccan expatriate septuagenarian had aroused the suspicions of the police who finally made a major discovery.
The year 2019 has not been easy for the police services, which have seized more than 179 tons of cannabis. The Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) emphasized this in a press release.
Arrested in January by the Spanish Civil Guard for transporting 58 kilos of hashish in his vehicle, a Moroccan man saw his sentence reduced by six months by the prosecutor. However, the defendant is required to pay a fine of 200,000 euros.
Following the discovery of cannabis capsules in the spare tire of their vehicle, two Tunisian nationals were reported by a worker at a tire fitting workshop in Mohammedia .
Four Tunisian nationals were apprehended on Monday, November 18 morning at the [Menara Airport in Marrakech] by the security services, in possession of a large quantity of cannabis resin.
Returning from Morocco , Hanane A., 39, and her three children were arrested in France last September after customs officers found 111.5 kilos of cannabis resin in their car. Her family does not rule out the possibility of a trap.
Deputy Larbi El Mharchi discussed the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) proposal to legalize cannabis, during an intervention on an Arab channel where he announced that Swiss experts are showing a keen interest in Moroccan cannabis. They aim to set up a plant extraction facility for therapeutic and industrial purposes.
After acquiring the latest generation of drones, Morocco has recently launched a surveillance and census operation of cannabis crops in several regions of the north of the country.
In a written question addressed to the new Minister of Health, the parliamentarian of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, insisted on the need to legalize cannabis produced in Morocco.
A routine check by elements of the National Security and customs services led to the seizure of 4.4 tons of cannabis in an international transport truck, registered in Morocco.
An impressive chase was triggered off the Mediterranean coast between the Moroccan coast guards and a foreign pleasure boat. Two nationals, of English and Spanish nationality, transporting large quantities of cannabis , refused to comply with the orders of the royal navy.
The Border Police of Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca have just arrested two Algerian nationals, for their alleged involvement in a cannabis resin trafficking case.