HIBAPRESS – Fikri Ouldali
National Security services in the cities of Tangier and Imzouren, in the province of Al Hoceima, managed on Friday, October 16th, to thwart two separate operations aimed at combating illicit drug trafficking, resulting in the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of a total of 2688 narcotic and hallucinogenic pills.
At the Tangier Med port, National Security elements, in coordination with customs services, were able to arrest a citizen originating from a sub-Saharan African country, aged 43, on suspicion of involvement in the smuggling and promotion of narcotic pills.
The search conducted inside his car, which arrived on a sea voyage from a European port, resulted in the seizure of 1075 narcotic pills.
In the city of Imzouren, National Security elements, at a traffic control point, arrested an individual with a criminal record, on suspicion of involvement in possessing and promoting drugs.
The seizure and search operation following his arrest led to the confiscation of 1613 hallucinogenic pills in his possession.
The two suspects were placed under judicial investigation, under the supervision of the territorially competent public prosecutions, in order to uncover all the circumstances and details of these cases, determine the nature of the criminal activities attributed to them, as well as to track down and arrest other involved parties or potential extensions of these networks.
