Tried in Montauban for a vast cannabis trafficking operation from Morocco , a defendant exploited a legal loophole to flee before his prison sentence was announced. An arrest warrant has been issued.
The Paris Chamber of Investigation has ordered the release of Ali L., 27, suspected of orchestrating a cannabis trafficking operation between Morocco and the capital . The man had been in pre-trial detention since September 2024.
Ameur Mounir Mansouri, nicknamed "The Bald One", was sentenced on Thursday to cumulative sentences of 15 and 5 years in prison by the Paris court. The drug trafficker must also pay a total fine of 850,000 euros.
The trial linked to the record seizure of seven tonnes of cannabis in 2015 opens Monday in Bordeaux. The main defendant, trafficker Sofiane Hambli, currently imprisoned in Morocco , will be the major absentee from this marathon hearing.
Eleven years after the seizure of seven tons of cannabis imported from Morocco, the trial of the former head of the narcotics unit opens Monday. His informant, detained in Morocco, is suspected of being the mastermind behind this “unprecedented” trafficking operation.
A police operation led to the dismantling of a drug trafficking network between Spain, France and Morocco. The investigation, which lasted a full year, led to the seizure of 2 tons of cannabis resin, 1.5 kg of cocaine, handguns and luxury watches.
Two Moroccan truck drivers transporting 76 kg of cannabis herb and resin from Tangier and destined for the Netherlands were apprehended by customs officers on the A20 in Tarn-et-Garonne. Aged 35 and 39, the suspects were placed in custody pending their immediate appearance trial, which was postponed to June 9.
Customs agents seized 720 kilos of cannabis resin in a vehicle, a Volkswagen Touareg, abandoned by its occupants who fled after refusing to stop at the Montauban south toll booth (Tarn-et-Garonne), in the night from Saturday to Sunday.
A 35-year-old Moroccan was arrested on the A-1, near Valdorros (Burgos), in possession of 73 kilos of marijuana and 20 kilos of hashish, hidden in his car, which he was transporting to Belgium. He is being prosecuted for a presumed crime against public health.
A large quantity of drugs from Morocco was seized during the night of October 18 to 19 on the A9 motorway, near Orange. Several people were arrested.
Spanish National Police agents intercepted on a toll road on the Algeciras-Malaga AP-7 route two rental vehicles and a van transporting drugs to France. In total, 700 kilos of hashish were seized and the drivers of the two vehicles were arrested in Malaga.
The elements of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), assisted by gendarmes from Orléans and Eure-et-Loir, intercepted, on March 10, two cars (a "scout" and a "carrier") transporting 558.4 kilos of Moroccan cannabis resin on the A10 at the level of Châtellerault.