Rabat – Police arrested a 45-year old male suspect in Tangier in possession of over seven kilograms of cocaine on Thursday.
A statement from the police said the arrest was in collaboration with Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
The suspect, with a criminal record and wanted at the national level, was arrested based on several warrants issued by police in Tetouan, Tangier and M’diq, in northern Morocco.
He was initially caught red handed with 100 grams of cocaine in his possession.
Search operation at the suspect’s house enabled police to seize an additional 7.7 kilograms of cocaine intended for drug trafficking.
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