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5.5 tons of cannabis seized in northeastern Morocco

Xinhua, December 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Moroccan police said in a statement on Thursday that they have seized some 5.5 tons of cannabis in the northeastern city of Nador.

Two people with suspected links to a criminal drug trafficking network were arrested and five vehicles were also seized in the suburb of Nador.

According to the statement, one of the suspects was wanted by security services for drug trafficking and forgery.

The arrestees were remanded in custody to complete the probe conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor, while investigations are underway to arrest all the suspects involved in this case.

Despite efforts in the past decade to crack down on cannabis harvesting, Morocco remains the world's largest producer of the cannabis resin.

According to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime's 2016 World Drug Report, Morocco ranked first among 129 countries in terms of cannabis production from 2009 to 2014, followed by Afghanistan, Lebanon, India and Pakistan. Endit