Nearly 1.5 tons of cocaine intercepted in Moroccan port
January 3, 2024
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Moroccan police, in collaboration with Spanish authorities, seized 1,488 kilos of cocaine at the port of Tangier-Med on Tuesday. The shipment came from South America and was on its way to a Turkish port. As far as we know, no arrests have been made.
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The operation was possible thanks to a tip from the Spanish security services, which work with the Moroccan authorities in the fight against cross-border crime. According to a statement from the National Security Service (DGSN), this is one of the largest cocaine seizures in the history of Morocco.

During the raid on a cargo ship flying the flag of a European country, a total of 1,277 blocks of cocaine were found in the port of Tangier-Med, hidden in a container on board. When weighed it became clear that the total amount was 1,488 kilos of cocaine. The cargo came from a South American port and was on its way to Turkey, which authorities said "underlines the extensive reach of the criminal network."

The Moroccan police are investigating who is responsible for the shipment and which suspects are involved in the criminal network.

A day earlier, on January 1, Moroccan authorities also intercepted a shipment of more than 362 kilos of cocaine. This batch was hidden in a truck at the El Guergarate border crossing, in the south of Morocco. The driver and his co-driver, both 40 years old, have been arrested.