Moroccan police seized 10.5 metric tons of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir on Sunday.
Agadir beach on the Atlantic African coast © Mena Today
Moroccan police seized 10.5 metric tons of cannabis resin from a fishing boat in Agadir on Sunday and arrested 13 suspects.
Investigations into potential connections with international drug trafficking networks are ongoing, a police statement said. Morocco - a major cannabis producer - has allowed the cultivation, export and use of cannabis for medicine or industry since 2021, but not for recreational purposes.
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