3 held in Bizerte as anti-drug gang caught with 52 pieces of zatla
Bizerte's regional anti-drug brigade dismantled a gang of three young men who dealt drugs among young people and schoolchildren, seizing 52 pieces of Indian hemp (zatla) and 35 narcotics tablets. The public prosecutor ordered the three to be held pending legal steps before they are brought to court.
Officers of the Bizerte regional anti-drug brigade dismantled a gang of three
young men, all from the Bizerte region, who specialised in dealing drugs among
young people and schoolchildren.[1]
After a series of simultaneous raids the brigade seized 52 pieces of Indian
hemp, locally known as zatla, and 35 narcotics tablets.[1]Officers also
seized a sizeable amount of cash and a motorcycle from the three.[1]
The public prosecutor ordered the three to be held and the legal steps to be
completed before they are brought before it.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No separate date is given for the raid; 13 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The 52 pieces of Indian hemp (zatla) are reported only by count, with no weight, area or value figure published.
The report names no specific premises searched or charges filed beyond the prosecutor authorising custody; no court outcome is yet reported.
The page photo is a stock-style image of handcuffed hands and does not confirm it shows the gang or the seizure, so it is not listed as media.
No corroborating full-text article of this specific gang was opened; an Oxygène Bizerte social-media post matching the same figures was seen but could not be opened.
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National Guard officers in Mohamedia, Ben Arous, arrested two men and a woman and seized Indian hemp, cocaine, about 7,000 drug tablets and cash approaching 25,000 dinars. The Ben Arous prosecutor ordered legal procedures; no cannabis weight was published.