An international drug trafficking attempt was foiled and 53 kilograms and 630 grams of cocaine were seized at the El Guerguerat border post,South of Dakhla city,on Saturday.
The operation was jointly carried out by the National Police and Customs officers at the El Guerguerat border post,a security source said.
Border control procedures and searches using sniffer dogs enabled the seizure of the drug shipment,which had been carefully concealed in hidden compartments of the chassis of an international freight truck bearing foreign license plates. The truck from a Sub-Saharan African country was abandoned by its driver inside the border crossing,the security source specified.
A preliminary investigation has been opened under the supervision of the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office to determine the circumstances of the case,identify all individuals involved,and uncover the connections of these criminal activities both within Morocco and at regional and international levels.
This joint operation is part of the intensive and ongoing efforts by the various security services stationed at the El Guerguerat border post to combat international trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances,as well as to monitor and fight all forms of transnational crime.
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