Police services at the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport arrested on Saturday a Kenyan national who was carrying 1.6kg of cocaine, said the national police (DGSN) in a statement.

The suspect, aged 45, was arrested during a routine operation while transiting from Sao Paulo to Sierra Leone via Morocco, said the police body, adding that the drug pills were hidden in his underwear. The drug trafficker was remanded in custody to conduct the investigation under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor.

The DGSN said that this operation is part of efforts aimed at fighting drug trafficking.

Source :Morocco World News