HIBAPRESS – Ouarzazate
The Criminal Court of First Instance at the Court of Appeal in Ouarzazate has convicted a group of defendants involved in a drug smuggling case in the city, sentencing the first and second to 25 years in prison each.
The same chamber also issued a ruling sentencing the third to 3 years in prison, the fourth to 1 year in prison, in addition to a fine of 5,000 dirhams.
In a related context, it was decided to suspend the first defendant's driving license for six months starting from the date of its actual withdrawal.
The court also ruled that all defendants pay a total sum of 9,570,900 dirhams in favor of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration, jointly and severally.
The Regional Security Services in Ouarzazate had received precise information from the General Directorate for the Surveillance of National Territory indicating a utility vehicle loaded with drugs, which led to its pursuit by national security elements and an attempt to stop it after notifying the competent public prosecution.
