Three arrested as Le Lac police seize 500 kg of cannabis
Judicial police in Tunis's Le Lac district arrested three people and seized 5,000 blocks of cannabis weighing about 500 kg, breaking up a network known as the zattla. Officers also took three cars, motorcycles, a hunting rifle and 24,000 dinars, and said other members were still being sought.
The judicial police brigade of Le Lac, a district of Tunis on the city’s
northern shore, broke up an international cannabis-trafficking network known as
the zattla.[1]The network operated in the northern suburbs of the capital.[1]Officers arrested three people said to be active in the trafficking.[1]The Arabic account of the same operation says three people were detained and
others were put on a wanted list.[2]
The operation seized 5,000 blocks of cannabis, a total of 500 kg.[1]The
Arabic account describes the same haul as 5,000 pieces of zatla weighing close
to 500 kg.[2]Officers also seized three luxury cars, several large
motorcycles, a hunting rifle and 24,000 dinars.[1]The Arabic account confirms
three cars, luxury motorcycles and a sum of 24,000 dinars.[2]
La Presse reported that the rest of the network was still being sought.[1]The
newspaper said the operation at the Le Lac brigade was still under way.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No separate date for the operation was published by either account used; 16 February 2026 is reported by the National Security statement for the wider operation announced the same day, and 17 February is the publication date of the La Presse and Al Masdar articles.
The accounts differ on how many people were detained: La Presse and Al Masdar report three arrests, while the National Security statement, carried by Directinfo and Tunisie Numérique, reports four people held and a fifth wanted in an operation against two networks.
The Arabic report says other members of the network were placed on a wanted list, but names none and does not give their number.
No value for the 500 kg haul was published, so no value is recorded.
No charges, prosecutor's decision or court outcome was reported; the operation was described as still under way.
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.
Officers of the Regional Anti-Narcotics Brigade in Sfax arrested a drug dealer classified as dangerous and wanted under 17 search notices after raiding a premises in El Aouabed. The operation seized 25 pieces of cannabis, a sharp instrument, three motorcycles and a sum of money, a security source told Mosaique FM.
National Guard officers in Medenine dismantled an international drug-trafficking network and arrested five people, including three network members and two wanted persons. Officers seized 250 grams of raw cocaine plus unspecified quantities of cannabis and narcotic pills, and referred all detainees to the judiciary.
National Guard units in Kasserine dismantled a suspected drug-trafficking network and arrested three dealers, one described as dangerous and wanted in drug cases. Officers seized 35 slabs of cannabis (zatla) weighing 3.5 kg, and the prosecution ordered the dealers jailed pending further investigation.
