Police at the Tangier-Med port, foiled, on Tuesday, an international drug trafficking operation and seized one ton, 488 kg and 80 grams of cocaine.
This operation was carried out in close coordination with Spanish security services, as part of joint operational cooperation to combat international cocaine trafficking operations and neutralize the dangers and threats posed by cross-border organized crime networks, according to a statement by the National Police (DGSN).
The illicit substance was seized in a container aboard a European-flagged shipping vessel, en route from a port in a South American country to a Turkish port, the same source added.
Meanwhile, the judicial police are conducting an investigation under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, with a view to identifying all the people involved in this criminal network and determining its regional and international ramifications and connections, the statement concluded.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse