HIBAPRESS – Fikri Ouldali
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance in Al Hoceima issued severe judicial sentences against three defendants in separate cases related to the trafficking of hard drugs. The total prison sentences issued against them amounted to 19 years in prison, in addition to fines and the confiscation of seized items.
In the details of the first case, the court convicted a defendant on charges of possessing and trading in strong drugs, especially the substance "cocaine," as well as the illegal possession of drugs in accordance with the provisions of Article 181 of the Customs Code. It sentenced him to five years in prison and a fine of 20,000 dirhams, with the confiscation of the seized funds in favor of the public treasury and the destruction of the seized drugs, in addition to paying the Customs Administration an amount exceeding 75,000 dirhams.
As for the second case, the court sentenced another defendant to eight years in prison and a fine of 20,000 dirhams, along with bearing the costs and confiscating a significant financial amount of approximately 7,979 dirhams, in addition to seizing mobile phones, an electronic scale, and white weapons for the benefit of state property. The charges against him also included trading in strong drugs, illegal possession of them, failure to declare foreign currency, assault and battery with a weapon, public intoxication, creating chaos, and possessing a weapon under circumstances that threaten public security, as well as disobedience. The court also ruled that he pay the Customs Administration a significant financial amount exceeding 1.89 million dirhams, with the confiscation of the seized foreign currency.
In the third case, the court convicted another defendant to six years in prison and a fine of 20,000 dirhams, with the confiscation of the financial amount and mobile phone in favor of the state, and the destruction of the seized drugs. These sentences come within the context of the continuous efforts made by the security and judicial authorities in Al Hoceima to combat drug trafficking and enhance public security.
