Spain
Algeciras, the highway for Moroccan hashish into Europe
Drug traffickers have made the Spanish bay of Algeciras the gateway for Moroccan hashish into Europe. And the “business” shows no sign of slowing down.
Topic
Cannabis
France
Young TikTok User Jailed: 15 Months for Smuggling 14,500 Joints Worth of Cannabis
Arrested on July 5th last at the Saugnac-et-Muret toll booth in the Landes region, in possession of 7.3 kilos of cannabis pollen, a 20-year-old man was sentenced this Tuesday, September 2nd, to fifteen years in prison.
France
Moroccan Tilers Busted: 155kg Cannabis Smuggling Ring Cracked in Nîmes
Convictions were handed down in the correctional court against two Moroccans for importing cannabis pollen (a more expensive variant) from resin between Spain and the Nîmes region.
France
Massive Drug Bust: French Customs Seize 253 Kilos of Moroccan Cannabis on A31 Motorway
Customs officers discovered 253 kilos of Moroccan cannabis resin on board a utility truck registered in Spain traveling on the A31 motorway in Lorraine. The driver - a 43-year-old Moroccan - was arrested, taken into custody and then placed in pre-trial detention. This is one of the largest seizures of the year in France.
Spain
Spanish Police Bust Massive Cannabis Smuggling Operation Disguised as Orange Shipment
In Spain, members of the Drugs and Organized Crime Unit (UDYCO) in coordination with the provincial police narcotics brigade proceeded to arrest two Moroccans and seize a large quantity of cannabis in the Malaga region.
Belgium
Drug Kingpin Orchestrates Empire from Prison Cell: Assassination Plot Unravels in Brussels
Imad B., a Moroccan drug trafficker convicted in early December 2022 in Anderlecht, would have continued to manage his cannabis and cocaine trafficking from his cell. He would even have tried to take control of other drug dealing points and ordered an assassination.
France
Major Drug Ring Busted: 12 Arrested in Seine-et-Marne Trafficking Operation
Involved in the importation of drugs from Morocco and Spain, twelve individuals - ten men and two women - were arrested, indicted and then incarcerated by a liberty and detention judge of the Meaux judicial court.
Spain
Drug Traffickers Exploit Guadalquivir River: Spain's New Cocaine Highway Challenges Authorities
Drug traffickers are now passing cannabis from Morocco and Colombia through a large Spanish river that was not previously used as a highway for them.
France
Paris Drug Ring Busted: 'Super Cannabis Logistician' Sentenced to 10 Years in €15M Trafficking Scheme
The Paris Criminal Court handed down a heavy prison sentence to the "super cannabis logistician", Chawki, alias "S3". His accomplices, ten men and one woman, aged 25 to 48, were also convicted.
France
Speeding Stop Unravels €3 Million Drug Empire: Moroccan Brothers Jailed in Toulouse-Cantal Trafficking Case
Three Moroccan brothers have been sentenced to heavy prison terms for trafficking cannabis and cocaine between Toulouse and Cantal, with a market value estimated at three million euros.
France
Major Cannabis Trafficking Ring on Trial in Paris: 12 Accused of Supplying French Capital
Chawki, aka "S3", originally from Oise, has been on trial since last week along with ten men and one woman, aged 25 to 48, for "trafficking and importing narcotics".
France
Bordeaux Drug Ring Busted: Ringleader Sentenced to 10 Years While Fleeing in Morocco
The 1st chamber of the Bordeaux Criminal Court ruled, on Friday, May 23, on the fate of those involved in the drug trafficking ring dismantled at the end of 2023 in the Saige neighborhood of Pessac. One of the ringleaders is currently in Morocco.