Tangier customs' chira harvest of early this week

Custom officers in Tangier arrested early this week several foreigners trying to smuggle banned substances, cannabis by-product chira, mainly, hidden in vehicles, out of the country.

Two Spaniards, one Frenchman and one Dutch national of Moroccan origin were arrested on Sunday and Monday with an aggregate volume of over 2,000 kg. Chira was hidden with vegetable cargoes of trucks heading for Europe.

One Moroccan was hailed and arrested Sunday for stowing away 28 kg of chira in his Moroccan-plated car.