RABAT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan police announced on Thursday that they seized 3.657 tons of cannabis in an anti-smuggling raid near the northern city of Nador.
Two suspects, aged 37 and 40, with connections to international drugs rings were arrested during the raid late Wednesday, according to a police statement.
Investigations are underway to uncover more accomplices, the statement said.
A car and a large quantity of equipment were also seized.
Despite efforts to crack down on cannabis cultivation in the past decade, Morocco remains one of the world's largest producers of the narcotic plant, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
The Moroccan security authorities seized more than 112 tons of cannabis and its derivatives by Sept. 15 this year, show official statistics.
