Truck Check Leads to Drug Bust in Tangier-Med Port

Rabat – Authorities in the Tangier port have caught two truckers with a large quantity of psychotropic tablets. The drivers were attempting to import the drugs to Morocco aboard an international cargo truck.

The authorities caught the drug traffickers with intelligence from the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST).

In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said that they are investigating if there are additional cargoes of drugs in the truck.

The suspects were placed into custody as suspects involved in international drug trafficking.

Last month, customs police in the port seized 490 kilograms of hashish (cannabis) resin. Police arrested the driver and placed him in custody.

Also in April, police seized 53 kilograms of cannabis in a shipping truck on its way to Spain. The authorities arrested the truck driver after X-rays revealed the drugs concealed behind the vehicle frame and the engine cooling system.