2 held in Hammamet drug raid; cannabis and pistol seized
Nabeul anti-drug police arrested two wanted suspects in Hammamet and searched one suspect's home, seizing packaged cannabis, ecstasy tablets and a pistol. The Grombalia prosecutor ordered both suspects held while police hunt other network members.
Nabeul’s anti-drug brigade dismantled a drug-trafficking network operating in
Hammamet and arrested two members who were actively sought for drug cases.[1]The public prosecutor at the Grombalia Court of First Instance ordered the two
suspects to be held in custody while the investigation continues.[1]Investigators said efforts are continuing to identify and arrest the network’s
other accomplices.[1]
The arrests followed a search of one suspect’s home in Hammamet carried out
after officers obtained the required legal and judicial authorisations.[2]During that search officers seized cannabis that was packaged and ready for
resale, described in one account as cannabis resin known locally as zatla.[3]In the same search officers also seized a quantity of ecstasy tablets and a
pistol.[2]
A security source reported the operation to the TAP news agency.[3]La Presse
identifies the arresting unit as the Nabeul regional anti-drug brigade under the
Gorjani sub-directorate.[3]A judicial investigation was opened to establish
the full membership of the network and bring any remaining suspects to justice.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Agency type
Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Kapitaliskapitalis.comFRTrafic de drogue à Hammamet | Saisie d’ecstasy, de cannabis et d’une arme à feu
La Presse de Tunisielapresse.tnFRNabeul : Arrestation de deux criminels recherchés et saisie de stupéfiants et d’un pistolet à Hammamet
Open questions the AI reported
No weight for the cannabis and no count for the ecstasy tablets were published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded and the ecstasy amount is excluded from cannabis figures.
The reports give no separate date for the raid; 1 August 2026 is the publication date of the reports and is used as the incident date.
The names, ages and nationalities of the two suspects were not published.
No court outcome beyond the custody order was reported; the investigation and search for other suspects were still under way.
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