This joint security operation led to the arrest of two individuals for their alleged links with a criminal network operating in international drug trafficking, said a statement from the National Police (DGSN), adding that the search operation carried out on the coastal zone of the commune of Chtouka, province of El Jadida, resulted in the seizure of an inflatable boat, two engines, 16 jerry cans of gasoline, and 25 packets of drugs with a total weight of 940 kilograms, intended for international trafficking by sea.
These operations also helped seize a vehicle as well as large sums of money in national and European currencies, which are likely to be the result of trafficking in drugs and psychotropic pills, the statement said.
The suspects were placed in police custody for the investigation conducted under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor's Office, in order to determine the ramifications of this criminal network and to arrest all those involved in its activities, the statement concluded.