Officers of the anti-drug sub-directorate of the El Gorjani judicial police directorate broke up an international criminal network of foreign nationals and Tunisians and arrested seven people in it.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The operation took place on 4 November 2026[2][3][4], and officers seized 31 capsules of cocaine, two cars and 23,000 dinars in cash.[1][2][3][4][5]

On 6 November the same unit dismantled a drug-trafficking cell in the Ariana area[3][4], arrested three people, two of them already wanted, one under a ten-year prison sentence, and seized a car and 38 plates of cannabis weighing about 4 kg.[1][2][3][4][5][6] One account describes the plates as cannabis resin.[4]

The Public Prosecution ordered the suspects held in custody on drugs and money-laundering offences.[1][2][3][4][5]