The National Guard’s Research and Inspection Brigade in Medenine dismantled an international drug-trafficking network after a series of raids targeting the city of Medenine and its outskirts during the past week.[1] Officers arrested three people who were active in the network, which extended its activity to neighbouring countries, and seized 250 grams of raw cocaine during the operation.[1]

In the same security campaigns, officers arrested a person who was wanted under ten search notices and seized a quantity of cannabis held in his possession.[1] Officers also arrested a second person who was wanted under three search notices and seized narcotic pills found in his possession.[1] All of the detained people, five in total across these operations, were referred to the judiciary for further legal action.[1]

A security source said the seized raw cocaine was considered especially dangerous because its quantity could triple in size after the preparation stage.[1] The same raids also seized varying and unspecified quantities of cannabis and narcotic pills in addition to the cocaine, with no separate weights published for the cannabis component.[1]