Sousse police arrest a man with 29 slabs of cannabis resin
On Sunday 18 October 2026 national security units in Sousse city arrested a man after an ambush and seized 29 slabs of cannabis resin, called zatla. They also took the private car he used, and said the search for other suspects was continuing.
🇹🇳 Sousse · Tunisia
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On Sunday 18 October 2026, national security units in Sousse city arrested a man they suspected of
drug trafficking.[1][2] Tunisie Numérique said the arrest followed an ambush.[1] La Presse,
citing a security source, said it followed field inquiries.[2]
Officers seized 29 slabs of cannabis resin, which La Presse called zatla.[1][2] Both reports say
he had been expected to sell the resin to young people, including pupils and students in the Sousse
area, and that he used a private car, which was also seized.[1][2] Tunisie Numérique said the
search for other suspects was continuing.[1] La Presse said the precise circumstances and any
court outcome had not been given.[2]
Sources
- Sousse : arrestation d’un trafiquant de drogue et saisie de 29 plaquettes de cannabis. Tunisie Numérique, 18 October 2026. In French.
- Sousse : 29 plaquettes de cannabis saisies, un suspect arrêté. La Presse de Tunisie, 19 October 2026. In French.
Open questions the AI reported
- The man is not named, and neither report gives the weight of the 29 slabs.
- No charge or court outcome is stated.
- The pictures on both pages are older stock images, not photographs of this arrest, so none is listed.