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Rabat – Police in the city of Marrakech have arrested a drug trafficking suspect and his main supplier.
The police arrested the first suspect, who was the subject of a national search warrant, in possession of hard drugs as well as cocaine.
The investigation into the first suspect led to information about a second suspect who police believe to be the main drug supplier. Police subsequently arrested the second suspect, a sub-Saharan African.
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Security services seized an unspecified amount of cocaine during a “carefully prepared” raid to arrest the suspect, a security source quoted by Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) has said on November 4.
Police also arrested four other suspects, including a woman for drug consumption.
Police put all suspects involved in the case in custody for further investigation to arrest other possible accomplices.
Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) arrested 420,348 people on charges of drug trafficking from January 1 to September 15.
During the same period, police seized 112 tons and 138 kilograms of cannabis and its derivatives. Police also seized 1,161,000 psychotropic pills.
Security services confiscated 44 kilograms of cocaine and 6 kilograms of heroin.
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