The National Security Forces in Tangiers port defeated, this evening, Monday, an attempt to smuggle 67 kilograms of cocaine
National Security agents at the port of Tangiers defeated, this evening, Monday, an attempt to smuggle 67 kilograms of cocaine on board a commercial vehicle registered abroad coming from a Spanish port, according to the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN). Press release.
The stop and search operation carried out by trained sniffer dogs, as well as the automated control procedures that were coordinated with the customs departments, led to the seizure of cocaine, which was carefully hidden in the cavities of the car body. same source.
The driver of the car, a 49-year-old Moroccan citizen residing in France, was arrested and placed in custody pending a judicial investigation under the supervision of the competent prosecution to determine the circumstances of this case, as well as its regional extensions and possible links to international cocaine trafficking, confirms the press release.
The preliminary examination procedures that were conducted at the port revealed that the seized goods were part of cocaine, while samples of the seized drugs were handed over to the National Laboratory of the Scientific and Technical Police for the purpose of determining the level of concentration of the seized narcotics. The statement added.