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Rabat – Moroccan police have intercepted a major international drug trafficking attempt, seizing 3.4 tons of cannabis in a rural area near Casablanca.
According to an official security source, officers from the National Brigade of Judicial Police carried out the operation in the early hours of Thursday following precise intelligence from the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
The operation took place in the rural area of “Ouled Azzouz,” on the outskirts of Casablanca. During a nighttime chase, officers attempted to stop a utility vehicle suspected of being used to transport drugs. The driver fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle, which was loaded with 86 packages of cannabis resin (hashish), weighing a total of 3,400 kilograms.
Authorities have opened a judicial investigation under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office. They are now working to identify and arrest the driver of the vehicle, as well as other individuals linked to the criminal network behind the attempted trafficking operation.
This seizure is part of Morocco’s ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking networks operating both nationally and internationally. Morocco has intensified operations targeting cannabis resin trafficking routes in recent years, especially those linked to international smuggling networks that use Morocco as a transit point toward Europe via the Atlantic and Mediterranean routes.
Security services, including the National Police (DGSN) and intelligence agency DGST, have strengthened coordination, combining intelligence gathering with rapid intervention operations.
Authorities say this approach has led to multiple large-scale seizures and the dismantling of several criminal networks involved in drug trafficking and organized crime.
Morocco is one of the countries in North Africa most actively engaged in anti-drug enforcement, regularly conducting operations targeting hashish production zones and international trafficking corridors.
