Seized half ton of drugs in Tangier - Morocco Travel Information

November 2, 2008

Seized half ton of drugs in Tangier


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Morocco Tangier Customs port has seized more than 400 kilograms of drugs hidden inside a truck was about to board a ship bound for the Spanish port of Algeciras.

Drug shipment was seized by a Alscaner first on Thursday, where the customs sources said he was suspected in the presence of prohibited materials in international transport truck, was subjected to an X to be the discovery of a shipment of drugs in the lower part.

The truck was coming from the Osmor with a shipment of tomatoes, bound for Spain, while not yet disclosed the shipment of drugs, whether shipped in the same shipment of tomatoes.
The truck driver, who is a Moroccan man, Was arrested , and is expected to reveal the investigation from the rest of those involved in carrying the shipment. Mentioned that this time of year known as a remarkable increase in the quantities of drugs being diverted towards the European continent via international transport trucks, given the high quantities of Moroccan agricultural exports to Europe, especially tomatoes.

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