Fall of a major cocaine baron in Tangier

Moroccan police have dealt a major blow to drug trafficking in Tangier. The city’s court of first instance sentenced the notorious cocaine baron “Batata” to eight years in prison and his associate, “Chiker,” to five years.

This verdict, delivered after a series of hearings, marks the epilogue of a vast operation to dismantle a criminal network that was gaining more and more weight throughout the region.