فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Dakhla: In a strong blow to international drug trafficking networks, a joint security operation by elements of the National Security and Customs at the Guerguerat border crossing, south of the city of Dakhla, on Saturday, May 17th, successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle three tons of chira (cannabis resin).
Operation Details and Drug Discovery
This qualitative operation was made possible by the vigilance of border control teams and thorough inspection procedures, which included the use of police sniffer dogs. The joint teams managed to seize the drug shipment, which was cleverly hidden within a cargo of artificial marble on board a truck bearing Moroccan license plates.
Security sources indicated that the truck was en route to a sub-Saharan African country. The operation also resulted in the arrest of the truck driver and the owner of the shipment, aged 53 and 43 years respectively.
Judicial Investigation to Uncover Circumstances and Extensions
A thorough judicial investigation has been launched into this case under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office. This investigation aims to uncover all circumstances and details of the case, identify all individuals involved, whether as direct participants or as planners of the operation. The investigation also extends to monitoring the potential ramifications of these criminal acts, both within Moroccan territory and at the regional and international levels, in an effort to dismantle the criminal networks involved in international drug trafficking.
Continuous Efforts to Combat Transnational Crime
This joint operation falls within the framework of the intensive and continuous efforts exerted by various Moroccan security services, including National Security and Customs, at the Guerguerat border crossing. These efforts underscore the Kingdom of Morocco’s firm commitment to combating international trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances, and to detecting and combating all forms of cross-border crime, as part of a national and regional strategy to combat organized crime.
