The Moroccan authorities have tightened controls in the port of Tangier Med after the recent discovery of 1,050 kilos of cocaine in the port of Rotterdam. The drugs were marked with a photo of Pablo Escobar and came from a seagoing vessel from Tangier. The batch of coke was hidden in a container loaded with car parts from Brazil.

The news of the seizure of more than a ton of cocaine in the port of Rotterdam was not convenient for security interests in the Moroccan port, because it provides insight into the weak security of the port in Tangier. Moroccan news site tanja24.com reports that the Moroccan authorities have recently increased security to prevent further image damage. For example, the security services of the port of Tangier Med are now rigorously and accurately checking and inspecting all vehicles crossing the port.