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Rabat – Moroccan police and customs seized 12 tons of cannabis in just a few days at the port of Tangier-Med Port.
The first operation took place on Monday, October 28, when police seized 8.83 tons of cannabis resin concealed in an international transport truck. Police arrested the driver, who was a Spanish national.
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Source: moroccoworldnews.com
An Islamic State cell broken up last week planned to attack Casablanca and its port while a Syrian militant who assisted the group is at large, the head of Morocco’s BCIJ security agency said.
The group targeted economically sensitive sites in Casablanca and offshore, said Abdelhak Khiame, adding the jihadists, aged between 19 and 27, were radicalised online.
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Source: defenceweb.co.za
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