Three dealers arrested as 3 kg of cannabis seized in Mellassine
National Guard officers dismantled a drug-trafficking network in Mellassine, Tunis, arresting three dealers and seizing 3 kg of cannabis in 30 slabs. The public prosecution ordered the three men detained as the investigation continues.
National Guard officers dismantled a drug-trafficking network and arrested three
of its members in the Mellassine quarter of Tunis.[1]The arrests took place
in Mellassine, a quarter of Tunis.[1]The operation was conducted by the
Sub-Directorate for the Fight against Crime in Ben Arous.[1]The
Directorate-General of the National Guard was cited as the authority behind the
account of the operation and the seizure.[1]
Officers seized 3 kg of cannabis, divided into 30 slabs, during the same
Mellassine operation.[1]The National Guard directorate announced that seizure
on Friday 28 March 2025.[1]Officers also seized two vehicles that the
traffickers had used for their movements.[1]They additionally seized sums of
money that were described as proceeds generated by that same trafficking
activity.[1]
The three men held after the operation were described as dealers.[1]The
public prosecution ordered that all three dealers be placed in detention.[1]The prosecution also ordered that the investigation into the trafficking network
continue.[1]
Photos and video
Suspects and packages shown in the Mellassine investigation.Photo details
Tunisia's customs administration said customs guard units seized more than 153 kg of cannabis at border crossings and inside the country in the first nine months of 2026, alongside more than 101 kg of cocaine and 18.6 million narcotic tablets. Spokesman Colonel Chokri Jabri said customs opened more than 11,000 cases in the period involving goods worth over 190 million dinars.
Security units in Sousse Sud, Tunisia, seized 30 slabs of cannabis resin, known as zatla, on the evening of 31 October 2026 and seized a car. Radio Marina reported that a suspect was arrested and detained on the public prosecutor's authorisation, while the search for other members of the network continued.
Tunisia's National Guard seized 110 slabs of cannabis resin, known as zatla, and 338 pieces of cannabis across the country during September 2026. Its general directorate said in a video that the month's anti-drug operations also led to the detention of 1,515 people.
The interior ministry reported on 7 March 2026 that 2025 brought 181,998 judicial cases in total, 14,300 of them drug-trafficking cases, and 69,164 arrests, 20,289 for drug trafficking. It also reported seizures of cannabis, 479,830 tablets, 146.77 kg of cocaine and 751.25 g of heroin. The figures cover police and national guard, not customs.
