Tanger Med Port: Thwarting the smuggling of 3,565 kg of Chira
The Tanger Med Port Security Unit, in coordination with Customs, foiled an attempt to smuggle 3,565 kilograms of Shera hidden inside an international truck amid crates of agricultural products, and its 35-year-old driver was placed under judicial investigation.
On Sunday, the Tanger Med Port Security Unit, in coordination with the customs authorities, thwarted an attempt to smuggle 3,565 kilograms of the drug Al-Shira, which was hidden inside a semi-trailer truck registered in Morocco and intended for the international transport of goods. The operation took place inside the security zone of the port, where security agents found the quantity hidden inside boxes loaded with agricultural products that had been specially prepared and wrapped to facilitate the smuggling process. Details of the security operation and according to the available data, the careful examination of the truck by a security team The port of Tanger Med, in coordination with the customs authorities, is what revealed the quantity hidden inside the boxes, despite the attempt to hide it amid an apparently legitimate agricultural cargo. The port of Tanger Med, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar, is one of the largest port complexes in the Mediterranean and Africa, and a major transit point for goods and trucks between Morocco and Europe, making it a frequent target for smuggling attempts via international transit trucks. The driver is under judicial investigation and the driver of the truck, an old Moroccan 35 years, under investigation under the supervision of the competent Public Prosecution, pending the completion of research aimed at revealing the possible internal and external extensions of this process. The security sources did not reveal the destination of the shipment before thwarting the operation, and it has not yet been announced that other people have been arrested in connection with this case. Why are smuggling attempts repeated across Tanger Med? This operation comes in the context of the security and customs services at the Tanger Med port continuing to intensify control over Transit trucks, as part of the ongoing efforts to combat drug smuggling networks that try to exploit the heavy movement of goods through this vital port linking the two shores of the Mediterranean. Such operations are particularly important as they affect border security and Morocco's reputation as a reliable trade gateway to Europe and Africa, as well as a first step towards dismantling broader networks that may extend beyond national borders.