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| Morocco makes record cocaine seizure |
| 2014-09-09 |
[MAGHAREBIA] Moroccan authorities seized a record 226 kilos of cocaine and incarceratedDon't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! six narcos in the Marrakesh area, MAP reported on Friday (September 5th). The drugs, said to be worth more than 20 million euros, were found Thursday night hidden in cases of fish inside a refrigerated truck that had come from the south of the country. The cocaine was destined for sale abroad, AFP reported. In other drug news at the week-end, Moroccan police on Saturday arrested two men at the Casablanca international airport. They were travelling from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Cotonou, Benin when police discovered 6,300 kg of highly concentrated cocaine in their suitcases. 6.3 tons of cocaine? In their suitcases? |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Not very smart to pack in a shipment of fish from the south. Fishing isn't a particularly big business in the Sahara Desert. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2014-09-09 20:10 |
| #5 Shipped across the Atlantic, JC. Warehoused then driven to the Med for transport to Eur. That's only 500 pounds of powder. Somewhat less volume than 2 packed 55 gal drums.. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-09-09 12:49 |
| #4 Where did the Moroccan 226 kilos of cocaine come from that was found? Does Morocco grow this or does it come from somewhere else? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-09 08:16 |
| #3 6.3 tons of cocaine? In their suitcases? They told police they were the advance team for an Obama visit to the country. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2014-09-09 07:56 |
| #2 A record 226 kilos on Friday, and then 6300 kilos on Saturday. New record sure didn't stand for very long. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-09 07:53 |
| #1 'The amount of drugs seized is expected to the Moroccan Police in walking-around money for the next eighteen months or so...' |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-09 07:51 |