Moroccan authorities have seized a record 226 kilos (497 pounds) of cocaine and arrested six drug traffickers in the Marrakesh area, police prefect Mohamed Dkhissi was quoted by MAP news agency as saying Friday.
The drugs, said to be worth more than 20 million euros ($26.2 million), were found Thursday night hidden in cases of fish inside a refrigerated truck that had come from the south of the country.
No details were given on the origin of the cocaine, which was said to be destined for sale abroad.
Most drug seizures in Morocco involve cannabis, of which the country is one of the world’s major producers.
In 2012, only a few dozen kilos of cocaine were nabbed, while 150 tonnes of cannabis were seized, according to official figures.
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