Five tons of drugs seized in Meknes

County police of Meknes, central Morocco, on Wednesday seized 4.75 tons of Hashish, valued at some 47.6 million Dirhams (US$ 4.7 million) concealed onboard a truck. The truck, carrying empty vegetable boxes and bound to Casablanca, was stopped at a check point near Dar Oum Soltane Locality.

The owner of the substance was identified and is wanted, authorities said.