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MOROCCAN authorities discovered the entrance to a smuggling drug tunnel that led into Spain’s North African enclave Ceuta.
It was in an area that is exclusively used by the Moroccan military.
In February, the Guardia Civil discovered the Ceuta ending during a search in a warehouse.
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Morocco has been silent since that time, but several individuals have been identified who were involved in the operation and construction of the tunnel. Arrests are expected to be made in the coming days.
The seriousness is such that high level ‘dismissals’ are expected given that the tunnel was built in an area under army control.
A man with a lengthy history of drug trafficking could be a key player in the building of the tunnel.
The Moroccan police were able to access it with the help of an organization that sent workers there.
The tunnel was drilled at the Arroto de Las Bombas area.
The Guardia Civil believe the route was used for two years and such was the extent of heavy machinery needed to build it, they believe it was ‘unthinkable’ that major figures were not involved on both sides of the border.
The tunnel was 12 metres deep and spanned 50 metres on the Spanish side. Its Ceuta entry was discovered in an old marble factory which closed in 2020.
The passageway was hidden behind a trapdoor, leading to a stairway that led down into the tunnel.
Fourteen people have so far been arrested in Ceuta, including two Guardia officials and Mohamed Duas a Ceuta City Councillor.
The two officers were bribed by his brother and nephew to load up the vehicles with drugs, and then whisk them through Ceuta’s port controls.
