Attempt to smuggle red meat shipment leads to arrest of Moroccan immigrant

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Heba Press

Customs officers at the Tanger Med port were able, during a routine check, to seize a large quantity of frozen red meat from the possession of a Moroccan immigrant who was trying to smuggle it into the Kingdom.

This contraband meat was on board a light car driven by the immigrant residing in Spain, and it was found that he had attempted to bring 74 kilograms of meat into the national territory.

As a result, the customs authorities decided to prevent the immigrant from entering and return him to the port of Algeciras, due to his attempt to import material subject to prior authorization.

The suspect resorted to deception, claiming the death of his father, to appeal to the customs officer in charge of control and obtain a provisional acceptance paper.

During the preparation of the detention report, the immigrant was able to leave the port after collecting his passport, his registration document and his temporary admission document, but the customs officers pursued him and arrested him at the crossroads leading to the highway and took him back to the customs post. .

During the investigation, the detainee admitted that the seized meat belonged to him, emphasizing that he had never smuggled such materials from abroad, asserting his lack of knowledge of customs laws related to this type of goods.