21/09/2007 00:00:00
Morocco: 5 tons of processed cannabis seized east
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Ouezzane (east)- The Gendarmerie Royale (rural police) on Thursday
seized, aboard a truck, 5 tons of processed cannabis, destined for
making cannabis resin, locally known as chira.
The dealers were identified and are currently looked for, the same
source said.
Earlier this week, Moroccan customs in the north city of Tangier
arrested a Spanish national with around half a metric ton of hashish
that he was trying to smuggle to Europe.
They also arrested three Portuguese nationals with 5 kilos of cannabis
extract on board their car.
Customs and security services of the port of Tangier have lately stepped
up crackdown operations on drug smugglers. They are currently using a
mobile scanner, which enabled them, in 2006, to seize some 28.6MT of
drugs in 196 operations and arrest 250 people.
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Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12857
Author:
Maghreb Arabe Presse via UKCIA
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