One arrested in Sousse as police break youth drug network; cannabis and cocaine seized
National security units in Sousse dismantled at dawn on 12 November 2026 a drug-trafficking network that operated between the Sousse and Kairouan governorates and supplied nightclubs. One man, described as the principal member of the network, was arrested and the authorities said a significant quantity of cocaine and cannabis was seized.
National security units in Sousse city dismantled at dawn on Thursday a network
specialising in traffickingnarcotics among young people.[1]The network
operated between the governorates of Sousse and Kairouan, according to a
communique from the Direction générale de la sûreté nationale.[1]The
operation followed extensive intelligence and field investigation work on the
ground.[1]Officers arrested the principal member of the network, described by
the authorities as dangerous.[1]
The arrested man was the subject of several wanted notices issued by different
security units for cases linked to drug trafficking.[1]Security forces also
seized a significant quantity of cocaine and of cannabis.[1]The suspect had
intended to sell the drugs in discotheques in the region.[1]
The Direction générale de la sûreté nationale said investigations are continuing
to identify and arrest the other members of the network and bring them before
the courts.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No weight or unit count was given for the cocaine or for the cannabis, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded for this seizure.
The article dates the operation only as "jeudi à l’aube" (at dawn on Thursday); 12 November 2026, the publication date, is taken as the incident date.
No charge, court date or court outcome was reported for the arrested man.
The account rests on a single communique from the Direction générale de la sûreté nationale relayed by one outlet; no independent second report of the operation was found.
The number of people involved in the network, and how many remain at large, was not stated.
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.
