RABAT, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan police seized 5.7 tons of cannabis resin near the Atlantic coastal town of Moulay Bousselham, the official MAP news agency reported Thursday.

The operation was carried out in close coordination with Morocco's General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, the domestic intelligence service.

Two suspects were arrested for alleged links to a criminal network active in international drug and psychotropic substance smuggling. One suspect was caught red-handed when attempting to traffic the cannabis resin in a foreign-registered truck. A female suspect was later arrested during a separate operation in Kenitra.

A judicial investigation has been launched to identify any accomplices and uncover the full extent of the network, according to the MAP.

This is the second cannabis resin trafficking case uncovered in Morocco within a week. On Tuesday, police confiscated 4.3 tons of cannabis resin products in Temara, south of Rabat, and arrested five suspects.

Morocco has stepped up efforts to combat drug smuggling, especially cannabis resin, in recent years, by working with European and other international partners. Enditem

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