Spain
Civil Guard Seizes Helicopter Carrying 200 kg of Hashish in Malaga, Spain
The Civil Guard intercepted on Tuesday in Malaga a helicopter containing 200 kilos of Moroccan hashish. One person was also arrested during the operation.
Topic
Traffic
Spain
Spanish-French Police Bust Moroccan Drug Ring Using Giant Drone in Malaga
The Spanish National Police, in collaboration with the French police, dismantled in the Axarquía region of Malaga, a criminal organization that uses a giant drone, equipped to transport hashish and marijuana from Morocco to Spain for distribution in France.
Spain
Spanish Police Seize Massive Drug-Smuggling Drone on Malaga Coast
The Spanish National Police intercepted on the coast of Malaga a 4.35-meter drone equipped to transport drugs from Morocco to Spain.
Spain
Spanish Customs Officer Dies in Helicopter Crash During Drug Bust in Gibraltar Strait
José Luis Dominguez Iborra, an official of the Customs Security Service in Algeciras, died on Sunday after the helicopter he was in crashed into the sea during a chase.
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.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Seize 3 Tons of Drugs, Arrest 7 in Major Trafficking Bust
Elements of the judicial police brigade of Nador arrested seven individuals suspected of belonging to a criminal network involved in international drug and psychotropic trafficking.
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.
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
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.
France
Interpol Captures French Drug Trafficking Fugitive in Morocco Port
The Interpol branch in Rabat Interpol proceeded to arrest a Frenchman who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued against him by the French judicial authorities. He would have been on the run since he was sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking.
Spain
Spain Warns of Surge in Cocaine Trafficking from Morocco to Europe
The Spanish Department of Homeland Security warns in its annual report of the "remarkable" increase in cocaine trafficking from Morocco. South American drug traffickers have, they say, made the kingdom the gateway for drugs into Europe via the strait.
France
Moroccan Drug Kingpin "Tajine" Faces Trial in France After Spanish Arrest
The trial of the Moroccan Samir I. known as "Tajine" opened on Wednesday in Nanterre, four months after his arrest in Marbella, Spain. Sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison, he will be tried again for two drug cases, including one that led to the seizure of cocaine hidden in a torpedo fixed under a cargo ship.