Rabat, June 10 (IANS) 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.The banned narcotic substance was carefully wrapped in consumable goods and hidden inside a cargo container destined for export, the statement added on Thursday.The warehouse used to store the seized drugs was discovered during search operations, according to the police.The statement said that a criminal investigation is underway to arrest all the suspects connected to the smuggling, Xinhua news agency reported.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. --IANs
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