Over 700kg of cannabis caught south Ait Melloul, Apr. 28 - Some 750kg of cannabis and 150kg of smuggled tobacco were seized Monday night in Ait Melloul (near the southern city of Agadir).
A truck transporting the drugs was parked in a deserted place, which caught the attention of the police who requested explanations from the driver on the nature of the goods transported by the vehicle.
Upon the discovery of the banned substance, the police arrested the driver, who had a criminal record with a search warrant issued against him in 2009. A person accompanying the driver managed to escape.
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