Units of Tunisia’s National Guard broke up a network that marketed drugs and seized more than 420 kg of cannabis.[1] Two members of the network were arrested and a third fled and was being sought, while seven other members were covered by wanted notices, according to a statement published on Thursday by the National Guard’s general directorate.[1]

The same statement said the network’s members were in contact with a group of people based in one of the European countries.[1] Réalités Magazine reported that two members of the criminal organisation were arrested while a third managed to flee and was being intensively sought.[2] On the instructions of the Nabeul prosecutor’s office, the National Guard’s central anti-drug brigade at El Aouina was assigned to continue the investigation.[2]

The operation led to the seizure of more than 420 kilograms of cannabis and of two vehicles used in the network’s illegal activities.[2] The first findings of the investigation indicated the network was run by a group of people based in a European country who coordinated its trafficking and distribution operations from there.[2]

The brigade was also ordered to keep the arrested suspects in detention and to issue wanted notices for seven other people involved in the case.[2] The statement was published on Thursday on the official page of the National Guard’s general directorate.[2] Kapitalis reported that the National Guard’s general directorate announced the dismantling of an international drug-trafficking network on Thursday 4 December 2025.[3] Kapitalis said the investigation had identified seven other people who were now the subject of search warrants in Tunisia.[3]