The elements of the local gendarmerie brigade arrested 11 people, including a famous drug trafficker wanted at the national level, in an argan oil production workshop transformed into a clandestine casino. They trampled on the restrictive measures issued to fight the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom.
One of the most famous cannabis resin transporters died on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in a road accident near Larache . His vehicle ended up under a tanker truck.
Spanish National Police agents arrested a 61-year-old Moroccan man in Malaga at the end of February who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Belgian judicial authorities for drug trafficking.
A major operation to intercept international drug trafficking by sea was thwarted and nearly seven tons of hashish were seized in the early hours of this Friday, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) . Arrested on board a boat, the 7 suspects were taken into custody for the needs of the investigation.
The elements of the regional police station of the city of Assilah thwarted, on Wednesday evening, an international drug trafficking operation and seized 4.60 tons of cannabis resin.
Meeting this Thursday, March 4, 2021 by videoconference under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, the Government Council again postponed the examination of the draft law on the legalization of cannabis, announced the Minister of National Education, government spokesperson, Saaid Amzazi.
One of the most wanted drug traffickers by the Moroccan authorities has been caught by chance in a police station in Malaga. The individual, a Moroccan in his forties, has been the subject of an international arrest warrant since 2003.
Following the consumption of psychotropic substances, an individual with a criminal record and two girls are found in a worrying state in Salé . While the first had serious health complications, one of the girls died on Wednesday, forcing the elements of the judicial police to open an investigation.
The Civil Guard has dismantled, in the province of Malaga, two drug trafficking networks, one Dutch and the other French, who were trying to transport Moroccan hashish and marijuana to Europe. In total, six individuals were arrested and two tons of Moroccan hashish were seized.
The Algerian authorities accuse Morocco of "flooding" its territory and neighboring countries with drugs, with the aim of destabilizing them and protecting drug traffickers.
The draft law "on the legal use of cannabis" in Morocco is about to be adopted by the Government. Just after its adoption, a license will be required for any person interested in its cultivation.
A drug trafficking operation in Sidi Allal El-Bahraoui , in the province of Khémisset, was thwarted by elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), aided by several security services.