12 kg of Cannabis resin seized in northern Morocco

Tetouan, December 29, 2012 (MAP)

Some 12 kg of Chira (cannabis resin) were seized on Friday night at the border crossing of Bab Sebta, in a joint operation by the customs services and the police, during which two individuals were arrested.

The Customs services reported on Saturday that the drugs were hidden in the form of tablets underneath the backseat of a car registered in Morocco and driven by a Moroccan who was accompanied by another person.

Both defendants were taken into police custody pending investigation.