More than 16,000 suspected offenders arrested in less than 7 months

The Oujda police prefecture services arrested 16,605 people suspected of being involved in various offences and crimes between 29 May and 19 December, 3,600 of whom were wanted.During this period, police services also seized 185 kg of cannabis, 115 kg of kif, 34,930 packets of cigarettes, and 22,935 bottles of contraband alcohol, according to a report provided by the Oujda police.The same services also seized 82 kg of tobacco and 4,450 cigarettes mixed with kif, 44.5 g of cocaine, 142 g of heroin, 5,560 psychotropic pills, 60 hookahs, 1,792 stolen or contraband mobile phones, 51 canisters of tear gas, 14 rifles, 1,450 cartridges of various types, and 12 kg of gunpowder, as well as 510 bladed weapons.Among the confiscated contraband products are also nearly 144 tonnes of petrol, 252.5 kg of electrical and telephone cables, 53.5 tonnes of copper, in addition to significant quantities of f…