Moroccan authorities find cannabis hidden with octopus

2009-06-05

Moroccan customs officers in the northern port of Nador seized nearly 20 tonnes of cannabis worth some 17.3m euros, MAP reported on Thursday (June 4th). The drugs were hidden among cartons of frozen octopus bound for Spain from a seafood processing plant near Agadir.

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Anonymous Posted 2009-06-14

Holland attracts many tourists with its coffee shops that serve not coffee, but cannabis. The Moroccans ought to think about opening seafood restaurants that serve octopus with hollandaise sauce. This is a good idea, after all. This could stimulate the Moroccan economy during this time of economic crisis. Bravo! We need to have ideas and we need to extradite the customs officials.

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