Moroccan security and customs services have foiled in a couple of days smuggling attempts at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, they blocked a drug smuggling attempt and seized 653 kg of cannabis on board a truck transporting goods. The truck, which belongs to a Spain-based company, was heading from Agadir to an African country, Moroccan police said Thursday in a statement. In the Summer of 2016, Morocco had stepped up vigilance to counter trafficking on its Southern Borders and to clear the border area with Mauritania of all trafficking, including of drugs and weapons, and of illegal commercial activities. It is established that the separatist militia is engaged in all sorts of illicit activities, including arms trafficking

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2018 16:41 UTC