The elements of the judicial police of the provincial security district of Tan-Tan arrested, on Saturday, four individuals for their alleged links with a criminal network active in international drug trafficking. An achievement made possible thanks to the precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
The elements of the prefectural judicial police service of Marrakech proceeded, on Tuesday, to the arrest of six individuals, aged between 19 and 23 years old. They would be involved in a case of theft of a seized object, and prosecuted for violation of the state of health emergency and possession of drugs and psychotropic substances.
An attempt to traffic drugs was thwarted by the judicial police in Casablanca last Friday. They managed to seize more than 1.7 tons of cannabis resin (chira), hidden in a goods transport truck. The intelligence of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) contributed to the success of this operation.
While the revenues from drug trafficking from Morocco and other countries amount to 30 billion euros per year in Belgium, the Belgian justice system is only aware of 11.5 million.
A large shipment of drugs well hidden in a car coming from the northern cities was seized on Sunday. The owners were apprehended.
While the border between Morocco and Spain is closed due to covid-19, Moroccan drug traffickers have found other alternative routes to transport cannabis to Europe.
The judicial police brigade of the provincial security district of Guelmim thwarted on Sunday an attempt to traffic drugs. Three tons of cannabis resin were seized from a freight transport truck.
A drug trafficking attempt was thwarted on Saturday in Nador. The police elements of the city seized 5 tons and 450 kg of cannabis resin on board a utility vehicle registered in Morocco.
Morocco continues to record cases of violation of the state of health emergency decreed to fight the covid-19 pandemic. 4.76% of people are being prosecuted in pre-trial detention for violating the state of emergency, reports the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The customs officers of Poitiers in the Vienne arrested, on Thursday, May 14, a 48-year-old Spaniard, on the Poitiers-Chincé rest area on the A10 motorway in the South-North direction, during the control of a truck registered in Spain. The driver, who claimed to be transporting automotive spare parts, was actually transporting 1.5 tons of cannabis resin and herb.
The Moroccan police services, in a joint operation with the customs services operating at the El Guerguarat border post, south of Dakhla, proceeded on Friday to the seizure of 6.3 tons of cannabis resin. The goods were hidden in an international transport truck heading to an African country.
A 31-year-old individual with multiple criminal records was arrested on Wednesday. He is the subject of several nationwide wanted notices.