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Article: Morocco: fighting the drugs war. (Current Affairs)
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- The Middle East
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- April 1, 1993
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Morocco is under international pressure to curb drugs trafficking. In 1991 over 27% of drugs seized in EC countries were of Moroccan origin. This has presented King Hassan with an opportunity to strengthen his reputation in Europe.
OVER RECENT years, Morocco has been under pressure to curb drugs trafficking from the other members of the Trevi Group, which includes Western European countries, Canada and the United States. This coordination group against terrorism and drugs is concerned with the scale of exports of cannabis and derivates, such as the resin commonly called "chira", from Morocco to the European Community.
According to Interpol, 52 tonnes, ...