Unveiling the CIA's Connection to the Islamic State through a Hash Kingpin
Berel's innovative smuggling route from Morocco to Europe, using speedboats and jet skis, shows the evolving tactics of drug traffickers.
The riff region is considered to be quite Lawless, allowing for basically anything without repercussions, which is why about 80% of the hashish that comes out of Morocco is grown there.
Investigators seized hashish worth more than $3 billion over 3 years, highlighting the scale of the illegal operation and its connection to the new route.
The CIA has been involved in tactics that encourage organizations to become drug smuggling havens in order to self-sustain their funding.
The CIA has a history of helping organizations self-fund through the sale of illicit substances, potentially including the Islamic State.
