Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Aug 19, 2013 (SPS) - Saharawi security services have seized considerable amounts of cannabis, in addition to some devices of direction (GPS) and connection (mobiles), as well as four-wheel drive cars (4x4), in sporadic operations along the Moroccan military wall, which divides the territories of Western Sahara.
In a statement to the press, the Saharawi National Gendarmerie Directorate indicated that the Saharawi security patrols “have arrested three groups were smuggling drugs from Morocco to northern Mali via the Saharawi liberated territory.”
The statement stated that the Saharawi security services “have seized 300 kilograms of cannabis, in addition to devices of direction and connection as well as 5 four-wheel drive cars (4x4) in the liberated territories of Western Sahara, after crossing the Moroccan military wall on their way to northern Mali.”
“These groups are now at the hand of Saharawi justice,” added the statement.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has announced, in its 2013 World Drug Report, that the Kingdom of Morocco remains the “main producer and supplier” of hashish substance (cannabis) globally, to be exported primarily to European and African markets, in particular.
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) recently published a report, in which it indicated that the Kingdom of Morocco remains the main supplier of cannabis resin countries worldwide.
Approximately 72% of the total amount of cannabis resin seized by the customs authorities in the world in 2011 came from Morocco, the report said.
That same year saw the seizure of 138 tons. A drop compared to the astronomical amounts that are produced in Morocco before being “exported” to all parts of the world. (SPS)
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