Thanks to coordination with Spanish security services, Moroccan police foiled an international hard drug trafficking operation and seized more than a ton and 488 kg of cocaine at the Tangier-Med Port.
The operation was carried out in close coordination with the Spanish security services.
It is part of the joint operational cooperation relations for the fight against international cocaine trafficking operations and the neutralization of the dangers and threats of cross-border organized crime networks indicates a press release from the General Directorate of National Security ( DGSN).
The cocaine shipment, consisting of 1,277 tablets, was seized in a container on board a maritime transport vessel flying the flag of a European state.
He arrived from a port in South America and was heading towards a Turkish port, adds the same source.
At the same time, the judicial police services are investigating under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, intending to identify all the people involved in this criminal network and determine its regional and international ramifications and connections, the press release concludes.
On January 1, 362 kg and 950 grams of cocaine destined for Morocco from sub-Saharan Africa were seized during a joint security operation between elements of National Security and Customs at the El border post. Guergarate, south of the city of Dakhla.
