Key Points:
After a 20-year absence, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reopened its office in Rabat, Morocco, to disrupt hashish smuggling into Europe.
Morocco is now “the world’s largest producer and exporter of cannabis,” per the U.S. State Department, with an estimated 700 metric tons grown in 2015–2016.
That output could represent as much as 23% of Morocco’s $100 billion GDP.
Most hashish moves via high-speed boats to Spain; corruption is reported to be “prevalent at all levels of Moroccan society.”
Morocco is considering creating its own DEA-style agency, though critics note this could dramatically increase its already significant drug-related prison population.
The post questions whether U.S. resources should be spent on foreign drug enforcement at all.
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