Research and raids have led to the arrest of the first suspect in Ahfir, in flagrant possession of 8,853 ecstasy tablets, while two others were apprehended in Douar Achliha. The Algerian was, however, arrested in Oujda, said a National Police (DGSN) statement.

In addition to the ecstasy tablets, policemen seized two cars, one of which is a four-wheel drive, and a sum of MAD 205,600 suspected to be the income of this criminal activity, the same source specifies.

Preliminary data from the investigation, the statement continued, revealed that the ecstasy tablets were transported from outside Morocco with the aim of selling them in the eastern region; a mission that was entrusted to the Algerian citizen.

The four defendants were placed in custody to clarify the circumstances of this case, identify psychotropics trafficking routes to Morocco and determine the regional and international ramifications of this transnational criminal network, concludes the statement.