Morocco police arrest suspected drug mule

Customs police at Tangier Med Port this weekend seized 28kg of cannabis from an international transport truck. Police customs officers stopped a Moroccan national who was allegedly attempting to smuggle the cannabis resin to Europe. A report on the Morocco World News site notes that the authorities said the suspect concealed the drug in the lining of his vehicle. He was placed in custody under the supervision of Tangier’s public prosecution. A similar arrest took place in April when customs police in the Tangier port seized 490kg of cannabis. Morocco is the largest supplier of cannabis resin to Europe, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. In 2014, 302 tons and 85% of all cannabis resin seizures in Spain were linked to Morocco.