RABAT, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle about 3.21 tonnes of cannabis out of the port of Casablanca, the Moroccan police said in a statement on Thursday.
The banned substance was carefully wrapped in consumable goods and hidden inside a cargo container destined for export, the statement added.
The warehouse used to store the seized drugs was discovered during search operations, according to the police.
A criminal investigation is underway to arrest all the suspects connected to the smuggling, the statement said.
Morocco remains one of the world's largest producers of cannabis resin, despite a decade of efforts to wipe out marijuana farming, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. ■