Police dismantles drug and human smuggling gang in Casablanca

Five members of a drug and human smuggling gang have been arrested recently in Casablanca, police sources said in Casablanca Tuesday.

The culprits were arrested in possession of knives and of a sum of MAD 80,000 (nearly $9,000).

The police also confiscated three luxury cars and a high-speed boat that were concealed in the building where the offenders were arrested, according to the same source.

The alleged mastermind of the gang, 30, was also wanted by the police of Temara (about 20 km south of Rabat), for drug smuggling, and that of Mohammédia (70 km south of Rabat) for concealment of luxury cars and forgery and swindling.

The culprits were handed over to Temara police for further questioning.