International Journal on Criminology
2016 : 39,515 2015 : 23,700
Seizures of bottles of strong alcohol by the Algerian customs :
TUNISIA
2017 : 62,440 bottles 2016 : 150,614 2015 : 95,815
In this neighbor of Libya , a country totally chaotic since late 2011 , the illicit
economy , or parallel , represents 15 to 20 percent of the gross domestic product ( GDP ) and employs ± 30 percent of the non-agricultural workforce . Seventy-five percent of Tunisians buy goods or products from smuggling . Seventy-seven percent of imports from Libya to Tunisia are smuggled . In total , the informal sector is said to comprise about 50 percent of Tunisia ’ s total trade . 13
MOROCCO
• Counterfeit seizures ( 2017 ): 5.23 million units ; ( 2016 ) 2.25 million
• Seizures of illicit cigarettes ( 2017 ): 23 million units ; ( 2016 ) 12.5 million
• Currency seizures , money laundering ( 2017 ): MAD 2.2 billion ; ( 2016 ) MAD 1.2 billion
• Drug seizures ( 2017 ): Cannabis : ± 34 tons “ Hard drugs ” ( heroin + cocaine ): ± 477 kg Chemical drugs type ecstasy : ± 140,000 pills 14 Morocco and Cocaine
Since 2014 , South American cartels have made Morocco their number one springboard to Europe for two reasons :
• Morocco has presence in important cannabis exporters to Europe and therefore , well-functioning logistics networks , which can also bribe some officials .
13 Tunisian Institute of Strategic Studies .
14 General Directorate for the Surveillance of the National Territory , DGST , and in particular , its Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations , BCIJ , in charge of the fight against transnational organized crime .
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