Rabat – Police officers seized on August 19 56 kilograms of Chira (cannabis resin) from a light vehicle at the Bab Sebta crossing in the northern town of Fnideq, according to customs sources.
With the collaboration of both the customs officers and the police, the drugs were found to be tablets hidden within a hole constructed between the car’s fuel tank and the back seats.
The car driver, a Moroccan residing abroad, was getting ready to depart the country, according to the same source, which also revealed that the car was registered in Spain.
The suspect was turned over to the judicial police for further investigation, under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s office.
In April, police in Asilah seized a large quantity of 900 kilograms of Chira during an international drug trafficking attempt, according to a security source.
The operation, which had been carried out under the public prosecutor’s office’s supervision and in conjunction with members of the Royal Armed Forces’ Coast Guard, netted 30 bales of Chira, the same source stated.
In July, members of the judicial police detained an individual for allegedly possessing and trafficking a recently widespread substance widely known as “Lpoufa.”
Found were 200 grams of the drug, bottles used to consume it, 20 doses of cocaine, 67 psychotropic tablets, a set of blade weapons, and a plastic pistol in the possession of the 42-year-old suspect.
Lpoufa is a drug made up of cocaine and other dangerous chemical substances that is commonly smoked by young people. It is also referred to as “the poor’s cocaine” due to its low cost.
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