Over 5 tons of hashish seized in Tangier

Customs officers seized, in Tanjier Thursday, 5.353 tons of cannabis extract, locally known as hashish, that were hidden in a freight truck.

Customs officers found the banned substance concealed in the back of a frigorific vehicle transporting frozen fish and arrested truck driver, Moroccan Ali D. (26).

The banned substance, estimated at MAD 200 million (1 dollar = MAD 8.5) in the French market, was heading for the French port of Saint Louis.

Investigations led to an International Freight company set up in Tangier.

A week ago, Tangier Customs authorities seized 600 kg of hashish concealed in a freight truck heading for Algeciras and arrested the two drivers.

As of January, the authorities of Tangier port seized 2.517 tons of drugs in various operations and arrested over 30 persons from different nationalities for international drug trafficking.