Moroccan police seize record 10 tons of Hashish in 24 hours

A record 10 tons of hashish, worth 1 billion MAD on the European market (US$ 100,000) was seized in less than 24 hours in two Europe-bound trucks in the port of Tangiers in less than 24 hours, police sources said.

The police first seized 10.3 tons of the banned substance hidden in load of cloth which, according to first findings, come from a textile plant in Meknes (east of Rabat). The driver of the French-registered truck, a Moroccan national, was arrested.

The day after, the police found 260 kg of cannabis resin hidden inside small earthenware tables coming from Fez and bound to Brussels.

A police team was dispatched to the two cities for additional investigation.

Since the start of 2004, some 37 tons of cannabis were seized in the port of Tangier.