This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Ahmed Al-Musaed
As part of their ongoing efforts to combat smuggling and strengthen security at the Algerian border, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces stationed at the border, as well as the Royal Gendarmerie, were able, on the night of Friday, December 20, to thwart a new smuggling attempt. using a drone, as part of surveillance and monitoring against… drug trafficking networks.
An unidentified drone was spotted flying at the Ouled Ahmed roundabout in the commune of Beni Khaled, territorially attached to the prefecture of Oujda Angad, due to the use of advanced technology to detect this type of aircraft, which has sowed confusion in the plans of smugglers who increasingly rely on modern technical means in their criminal operations.
Immediately after discovering the suspicious plane, members of the Royal Company of Gendarmerie of Oujda, in coordination with the Gendarmerie Center of Beni Drar, went to the site and began a vast search operation which made it possible to find the plane lying on the ground.
The arrested drone was subjected to a detailed technical assessment to determine its contents and whether it was carrying quantities of drugs, which is a likely possibility given the development of smuggling methods at the border.
This incident reflects the remarkable evolution in the methods of smugglers who have resorted to the use of drones to smuggle drugs across the Moroccan-Algerian border, prompting Moroccan security services to strengthen their technological capabilities to face these types of challenges.
This successful intervention confirms the availability of the Moroccan Army and the Royal Gendarmerie to face new scenarios aimed at security and stability in the region.
