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Morocco : Customs authorities seize two tons of cannabis
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.
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