A British truck driver arrested in Morocco for trying to smuggle face masks out of the country

A British truck driver was arrested, Tuesday, in Morocco for trying to smuggle 100,000 medical masks out of the country, French-language newspaper Le360 reported, quoting well-informed sources at the Port of Tanger-Med.

The driver, who was planning to bring the masks to the UK and sell them for 350 dirhams each amid coronavirus spread, was arrested by customs officers and put in police custody, the same source added.

According to the same source, the masks carried by the truck worth MAD30 million, given the current price hikes due to the outbreak.

For the record, Morocco announced on Monday its first confirmed coronavirus case. The man in question is a Moroccan who came back from Italy by the end of February. Alongside his family, the passengers who were with him on the same plane are monitored by the sanitary authorities in an attempt to avoid the spread of the virus.