Nearly two tonnes of cannabis and over 20 kilograms of cocaine were seized this week in three separate operations in northern Morocco, the national security body and state media said Thursday. On Wednesday night, "three individuals suspected of links to a criminal network active in the international trafficking of cocaine" were arrested in Nador. Morocco is one of the world's top cannabis producers, although the authorities say they are cracking down and seized nearly 180 tonnes of the drug last year. Over the past decade, Latin American cocaine producers have used cannabis networks in North Africa to smuggle their own drugs into Europe. This has led to major operations by authorities along Spain's southern coastline since 2018, with 8.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in less than two years.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 17, 2020 18:45 UTC