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Morocco seized over 11 tonnes of cannabis resin and arrested a suspected smuggler in , according to a statement published on Thursday.

Tangier's judicial police on Wednesday night seized "11.44 tonnes of chira (cannabis resin)," said the DGSN, the national security service.

The drug was "concealed in a shipment of agricultural products for export on a truck registered in Morocco" and headed for a Spanish port, the statement added.

The 33-year-old Moroccan driver of the truck was arrested, according to the DGSN.

Morocco is one of , although the authorities say they are cracking down and seized nearly 180 tonnes of the drug last year.

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