ZenLunatic
03-27-2006, 04:30 PM
Morocco Times
Saturday 25 Mar 2006
Some two tons of cannabis resin have been seized by the customs services
on the road linking Tetouan and Fnideq (northern Morocco), MAP news
agency reported.
The cannabis resin was seized early on Friday after the customs services
intercepted the truck transporting the drugs.
The driver succeeded in escaping after his vehicle was stopped by
security forces. Official sources said the vehicle carried false number
plates.
Drug smuggling is still a persistent problem in Morocco despite the
current efforts to stop drug traffic and cut down cannabis-growing.
A recent study jointly conducted by Morocco and the UN office on Drug
and Crime (UNODC) revealed that Cannabis output in Morocco was reduced
by 10% from 109,000 tons in 2003 and 98,000 tons in 2004.
Morocco has also launched various development programmes aiming to
replace cannabis cultivation by other crops, including fruit trees like
carob, fig and olive.
Saturday 25 Mar 2006
Some two tons of cannabis resin have been seized by the customs services
on the road linking Tetouan and Fnideq (northern Morocco), MAP news
agency reported.
The cannabis resin was seized early on Friday after the customs services
intercepted the truck transporting the drugs.
The driver succeeded in escaping after his vehicle was stopped by
security forces. Official sources said the vehicle carried false number
plates.
Drug smuggling is still a persistent problem in Morocco despite the
current efforts to stop drug traffic and cut down cannabis-growing.
A recent study jointly conducted by Morocco and the UN office on Drug
and Crime (UNODC) revealed that Cannabis output in Morocco was reduced
by 10% from 109,000 tons in 2003 and 98,000 tons in 2004.
Morocco has also launched various development programmes aiming to
replace cannabis cultivation by other crops, including fruit trees like
carob, fig and olive.