Nine held as 226 kg of cannabis seized in Jardins de Carthage
Police in Tunis seized 226 kg of cannabis in an apartment in Jardins de Carthage and broke up an alleged international trafficking network. Nine suspects were detained on the prosecutor's orders while the investigation continued.
Police dismantled an international drug-trafficking network operating through an
apartment in Jardins de Carthage.[1]Investigators identified the apartment
owner, located him and arrested him in an ambush in Gammarth in the northern
suburbs of Tunis.[1]The owner was arrested with seven other people of
different nationalities, and two additional suspects were also arrested.[1]The public prosecutor ordered the nine suspects held in detention while the
investigation continued.[1]
Police seized 2,262 slabs of cannabis weighing 226 kg in the Jardins de Carthage
apartment.[1]The Interior Ministry valued the seized cannabis at six million
Tunisian dinars.[1]The Interior Ministry announced the case on Monday 31 July
2023.[1]Investigators had opened the inquiry the previous Saturday after
information that suitcases containing dozens of kilos were being brought into
the apartment.[1]
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Photo illustrating the reported 226 kg cannabis seizure in Jardins de Carthage.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
9
Cannabis
226 kg
Value (official estimate)
TND 6,000,000
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (226 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Kapitaliskapitalis.comFRJardins de Carthage : Saisie de 226 kg de cannabis d’une valeur de 6 MD !
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The article gives 31 July 2023 as the Interior Ministry announcement date, with the inquiry opened the previous Saturday; no separate seizure or arrest date is given, so 31 July 2023 is used as the incident date.
The article implies ten arrests, the apartment owner plus seven companions plus two other suspects, but then states nine suspects were detained; the report records the nine detentions.
The nationalities of the suspects were described only as different nationalities and were not published.
The names and ages of the suspects were not published.
No court outcome beyond detention was reported; the investigation was continuing.
Only one accessible source for this event was available; a second account could not be opened.
The photo caption does not confirm beyond the article text that the image shows this seizure.
Tunisia's customs administration said customs guard units seized more than 153 kg of cannabis at border crossings and inside the country in the first nine months of 2026, alongside more than 101 kg of cocaine and 18.6 million narcotic tablets. Spokesman Colonel Chokri Jabri said customs opened more than 11,000 cases in the period involving goods worth over 190 million dinars.
Security units in Sousse Sud, Tunisia, seized 30 slabs of cannabis resin, known as zatla, on the evening of 31 October 2026 and seized a car. Radio Marina reported that a suspect was arrested and detained on the public prosecutor's authorisation, while the search for other members of the network continued.
Tunisia's National Guard seized 110 slabs of cannabis resin, known as zatla, and 338 pieces of cannabis across the country during September 2026. Its general directorate said in a video that the month's anti-drug operations also led to the detention of 1,515 people.
The interior ministry reported on 7 March 2026 that 2025 brought 181,998 judicial cases in total, 14,300 of them drug-trafficking cases, and 69,164 arrests, 20,289 for drug trafficking. It also reported seizures of cannabis, 479,830 tablets, 146.77 kg of cocaine and 751.25 g of heroin. The figures cover police and national guard, not customs.
