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Morocco seizes 33.7 tons of cannabis in 2017

Xinhua,March 28, 2018 Adjust font size:

RABAT, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 33.7 tons of cannabis were seized at the country's various border crossings in 2017, the Moroccan customs services revealed in their annual statistics Wednesday.

While the customs services did not mention the direction of the banned substance, it is highly likely that it originates from Morocco and that it was set to be smuggled to foreign destinations.

This amount adds to some 60.17 tons of cannabis seized by the North African kingdom's police last year.

According to the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, Morocco is the world's largest cannabis resin harvester.

Customs services also said that they have seized over 140,000 psychotropic tablets and nearly 3 million smuggled cigarettes. Enditem

 

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