Rabat: Security officials reported that Moroccan police seized 60 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed inside frozen tuna along with 5.4 tonnes of cannabis resin hidden in a truck bound for Spain.
The cannabis resin was found in Tangier's northern port "on board an international goods truck," according to a late-Saturday statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
The truck's chassis and other cavities were fitted with specially shaped plates into which the resin blocks were pressed. The Moroccan driver, 45, was taken into custody.
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Nearly 60 kilogrammes of cocaine were found inside a chilled container on Thursday in a separate operation, also in Tangier. In tuna marked as coming from Ecuador and going to Spain, cocaine was packed.
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According to the UN, Morocco is the country that produces the most cannabis resin, and last year, police found nearly 100 tonnes of it.
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In recent years, police have also made numerous sizable seizures of cocaine, with South American cartels using the country of North Africa as a transit point for smuggling cocaine into Europe