French National arrested in Tangier

Cannabis resin, found, arrested a French national.
The banned substance was concealed onboard a car registered in France.
A few hours later, a Moroccan woman living in Spain was arrested in possession of 25 kg of hashish hidden in her car.
Customs services also seized, on Sunday, some 23kg of this substance and arrested a French national who tried to smuggle the drug in the dashboard of a car heading for the Port of Algésiras (southern Spain).
Some other 19kg of hashish were seized aboard a car of an Algerian-born French citizen.
In 2007, Customs services at the port of Tangier have made a record seizure of 34 metric tons of hashish in 309 operations and arrested 437 people. The value of the seized quantity on the European market is estimated at Euro 140Mn.

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Tangier Portuguese citizens were arrested by the customs

Portuguese citizens were arrested by the customs . The three had concealed 5kg of "chira" (cannabis resin) in their car's double skin tank.
Since last 5 August, a series of major seizures involving several tons of hashish destined to the European market have been made by customs officers at the Tangiers harbour.
Persons found guilty of "international drug trafficking" in Morocco risk heavy penalties, sometimes up to 10 years imprisonment with heavy fines

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