Tangier/ Casablanca, August 11, 2011 (MAP)
Moroccan authorities seized, on Wednesday at Tangier Med passenger port, 1,020 kilograms of cannabis resin (locally known as Chira) in a truck bound for Europe, the Maghreb Arab Press news agency reported on Thursday.
The drug was found after a thorough search of the vehicle which is registered in Morocco.
The truck was carrying a cargo of wood crafts to be exported to Belgium, a police source said.
The banned substance was carefully concealed inside these traditionally made products, the same source added, noting that three Moroccan nationals were arrested including the truck driver, during this operation.
In an earlier operation, control services at the airport of Casablanca seized, on Tuesday evening, seven kgs of cocaine concealed between plastic works and kitchen utensils.
The substance, which was brought from Latin America, was found out in the luggage of an African immigrant, in transit, who was handed over to the police for investigation.
In 2010, the customs services have seized some 66.8 tonnes of drugs, including 15 kg of cocaine at the Tangier port and 3.6 kg at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca.
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