Washington, March 19, 2015 (SPS) - Morocco continues to be the main supplier of hashish to Europe and source of origin for most hashish seized on the continent, highlighted the 2014 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), on Wednesday presented by the U.S. Department of State.
The US Stated Department said Morocco ranks second to Afghanistan in the cultivation and production of cannabis resin (hashish).
According to the 2014 World Drug Report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Moroccan cannabis production may be stabilizing or decreasing as the popularity of locally-cultivated cannabis increases in Europe, stated the report.
For the report, UNODC estimates that 20 to 40 metric tons of cocaine transits the region each year in route to Europe. In 2014, a new direct flight from Sao Paolo, Brazil, to Casablanca began operating, and the Moroccan press reported several seizures of cocaine via human couriers.
Allegations of Moroccan military and police corruption and their involvement in drug trafficking continued to persist throughout 2014, pointed out the report. (SPS)
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