Andalusia is under the grip of karkoubi or "drug of the poor". The health and police authorities of the Spanish autonomous community express concerns about the spread of this Moroccan drug composed of hashish and clonazepam.
The sale of Rivotril by pharmacies in Spain has more than doubled over the past five years, reaching nearly four million boxes sold each year. A good part of it ends up on the black market where it is used for the preparation of karkoubi, a powerful drug that is wreaking havoc among young people.
A man was arrested on Tuesday upon his arrival at Al Aroui airport in Nador from Germany, for his alleged involvement in a case of karkoubi trafficking, the "drug of the poor" that is wreaking havoc in Europe.
In Spain, the consumption by young people of Moroccan karkoubi, also called the "drug of the poor", worries the Spanish Society of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (SEMG) which has called for an end to the consumption of this hallucinogenic drug that can lead to suicide.
Thanks to Morocco’s security cooperation with its international partners and allies against drug trafficking, human trafficking and cross-border crime, two Moroccan gendarmes have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking network.
Spain is facing a "new drug" from Morocco. Called " karkoubi " and very well known in the kingdom, it is often referred to as "the drug of the poor".
Karkoubi , called the "drug of the poor" due to its low cost of preparation and sale, is increasingly consumed in Spain, especially by young people in whom it causes "psychopathic" behaviors that can lead to suicide.
The national police arrested a man in Zaragoza on Saturday in possession of fake prescriptions and about 2,000 Rivotril tablets, a drug used in the manufacture of karkoubi , also called "the drug of the poor".
About 6.5 tons of cannabis resin, nearly 7 tons of flavored tobacco (maassel), 110,806 packs of cigarettes, about 58 kg of ground tobacco and 193 psychotropic tablets were destroyed at the controlled landfill of Al Argoub (province of Oued Eddahab).
The police elements arrested Friday in Al-Batha, near Fez, two repeat offenders aged 21 and 37. They are brothers and would be involved in a case of possession and drug and psychotropic trafficking. They would also have tried to attack police officers using a fierce dog.
A repeat offender aged 38 was arrested on Wednesday by elements of the prefectural judicial police service in Tangier, for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking and smuggled alcoholic beverages .
Elements of the judicial police department of Kénitra thwarted an attempt to internationally traffic one ton and 275 kg of cannabis resin .