Spain
Key Witness Reveals Grisly Details of Spanish Drug Lord "El Nene's" Murder
The murder of Mohamed Taieb Ahmend, known as El Nene, a drug baron assassinated in 2014, has not yet been solved in Spain. His body had been found in the strait.
Topic
Drugs
Morocco
Spanish Trucker Arrested at Moroccan Port with 850 kg of Cannabis Resin
An international transport truck with foreign license plates was intercepted at the Tanger Med port by elements of the National Security and Customs. On board, 850 kg of cannabis resin were found.
Morocco
Tangier Police Officer Arrested in International Drug Trafficking Investigation
Another policeman on whom heavy suspicions weigh in a case where fraud and drug trafficking are intertwined . The prefectural service of the judicial police of Tangier has initiated, on Tuesday, a judicial investigation to determine the responsibilities of the agent in this case.
France
Moroccan Man Hospitalized After Violent Assault in Briançon, Drug-Related Motive Suspected
Two young men aged 16 and 20 beat up a 37-year-old Moroccan in Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Drug trafficking would be at the origin of this assault.
Spain
Civil Guard Officers Arrested in Spain-Morocco Drug Trafficking Scandal
Three Civil Guard agents have been arrested and prosecuted for corruption and complicity with a hashish trafficking network from Morocco to Spain. The accused received 7,500 euros each for not intercepting a boat carrying 750 kilos of hashish.
Morocco
Morocco Ranks Second Globally in Drug Seizures, UN Report Finds
Morocco ranks second in the top 10 countries that seized the largest quantities of drugs in 2019. This is indicated by the 2021 World Drug Report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Morocco
French-Moroccan Man Arrested in Morocco with 1,259 kg of Cannabis Bound for Overseas
A French national of Moroccan origin was arrested by the Nador Police Brigade for his involvement in a drug case. The man was about to board a boat to a foreign country.
Spain
French Customs Seize 777 kg of Moroccan Cannabis Disguised as Tomatoes
Several hundred kilograms of cannabis resin from Morocco, packaged in the shape of tomatoes, were intercepted last week on the A63 in Castets (Landes), according to the Dax customs brigade.
Morocco
Northern Morocco Police Launch Crackdown on Psychotropic Drug Networks
The Tetouan police prefecture wants to rid the city of drug traffickers this summer. In this context, it has launched a vast operation to dismantle the networks that engage in this type of trafficking in the peripheral neighborhoods of Martil, Fnideq or M’diq.
Morocco
Deadly 'Zombie Drug' Flakka Claims First Victim in Morocco
"Flakka", the "zombie drug" or "drug that drives you crazy", mainly produced in China, now seems to be present in [Morocco]. A first victim has already been recorded.
Morocco
American Traveler Arrested at Casablanca Airport with Over 1kg of Drugs
A traveler who was trying to board a flight to Washington, in possession of more than a kilo of drugs, was unable to pass all the security checkpoints at Casablanca international airport.
Morocco
Moroccan Customs Burn 14 Tons of Drugs in Massive Dakhla Seizure
The Customs services of Dakhla have proceeded on Tuesday to the incineration of a significant quantity of drugs and illicit and smuggled products. This is the harvest of 4 months of seizure of prohibited products whose market value is estimated at more than 153 million dirhams (MDH), which has been set on fire.