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Moroccan police have seized 1,488 kilograms of cocaine on a ship at the Tanger Med port on the Strait of Gibraltar, the Moroccan General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced.
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ميناء طنجة المتوسط.. إجهاض عملية للتهريب الدولي للمخدرات القوية وحجز أزيد من طن واحد و488 كلغ من مخدر الكوكايين. pic.twitter.com/HEwHEtxMen— DGSN MAROC (@DGSN_MAROC) January 2, 2024
A statement from the Moroccan police said the cocaine was found hidden in a container of bananas on a European-flagged ship traveling from South America to Turkey.
The police said the operation was conducted in collaboration with Spanish security forces, adding that the relevant investigation was ongoing.
A report titled “Global Report on Cocaine 2023” revealed in March that Turkey’s role as a transit country for cocaine has been growing as the amount of the drug seized in the country increased to a record 2.8 tons in 2021.
According to the report, some of the cocaine reaching Turkey arrives after transiting West Africa and some comes directly from Latin America, with the outbound cocaine flowing westwards from Turkey through the Black Sea and the Balkans, a route traditionally associated with the trafficking of opiates and the smuggling of cigarettes.