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Tanger Med: investigation into November 2026 cocaine seizure

This dossier follows the seizure announced at Tanger Med on 3 November 2026, Morocco’s investigation and international cooperation concerning the shipment.

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Where things stand

DGSN reports 971 kg of cocaine seized on 3 November. A judicial investigation is open; the reviewed sources do not identify those responsible.

Tanger Med: DGSN reports seizure of 971 kg of cocaine

Police and customs seized 971 kilograms of cocaine at Tanger Med on 3 November 2026, according to DGSN information reported by Barlamane and Le360.

Tanger Med passenger terminal.
Tanger Med, May 2011. Geographic illustration; does not show the seizure or cargo terminal. HrAd, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ; unmodified. — HrAd / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ; 2 mai 2011, sans modification.

According to the preliminary information released, the drugs were in a refrigerated container that left Brazil for a West African port. That route remains information attributed to investigators.

Tangier’s judicial police opened an investigation under prosecutorial supervision. Interpol’s Rabat bureau is to coordinate international exchanges to identify the network. The reviewed reports do not announce any arrest linked to this shipment.

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