To a Moroccan NGO, the government must create alternatives for porters who rely on commercial border crossings in northern Morocco. This appeal comes as the local government in Ceuta has been complaining about the closure of commercial border crossings with Morocco.
In Spain, authorities have seized a number of fossils believed to have been smuggled from Morocco. The seizure brings to the surface a series of other smuggling operations that have been denounced by researchers.
In its recent report on European drug markets, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction addressed innovations in drug production and trafficking methods for all drugs. The survey cites the involvement of Moroccan organized crime groups in the trafficking of cannabis resin and cocaine.