(MENAFN) On Friday, the Moroccan police managed to confiscate as many as eight tons of cannabis in the suburb of the northern city of Tangiers.

The Moroccan police stated in a statement that five persons were detained over their suspected connections with an international drug trafficking network during the raid.

The Moroccan police conducted the operation inside a farm which is located 20 km from Tangiers.

The police operation also resulted in a confiscation of three inflatable boats, marine navigation equipment, 20 barrels of fuel and two wireless communication devices.

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