Tunisian army seized 516 kg of cannabis in year to September 2026
Tunisia's defence minister said the armed forces seized 516 kg of cannabis between September 2025 and September 2026 during border-security and anti-smuggling operations. The same annual tally listed 1.4 million narcotic tablets separately from the cannabis.
Tunisia’s Defence Minister Khaled Sehili said the armed forces recorded
operational and security results in securing the borders, combating smuggling
and confronting other threats.[1]He said combing operations were continuing
in the country’s mountains alongside work to dismantle the logistical support
networks of terrorist groups.[1]Sehili was answering deputies’ questions at a
joint plenary session held on 12 November 2026.[1]The session brought together the Assembly of People’s Representatives and the National Council of Regions and Districts to discuss the defence budget.[2]He said the electronic
border-surveillance system had proved effective at detecting and handling
suspicious movements.[1]
The results he presented covered the period from September 2025 to September
2026.[1][2]For that year, he put the seizures at 516 kilograms of cannabis,
reported as qinnab hindi.[1]The same annual tally listed 1.4 million narcotic
tablets separately from the cannabis.[1][2]
Sehili said the navy was continuing its missions against threats and securing
the maritime approaches as part of an integrated system protecting land and sea.[1]He stressed developing working methods and making greater use of available
capabilities.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
30 September 2026 is used as the end of the reported September 2025 to September 2026 period; no date, location, unit or operation was published for any individual cannabis seizure.
No cannabis-specific arrests, charges or court outcomes were published in this account.
The report does not say whether the 516 kg of qinnab hindi is resin, herbal cannabis or both.
The 1.4 million narcotic tablets are listed separately from the cannabis and are not counted in the cannabis figure.
The same statement also reported 316 seized vehicles and seized weapons, left out here as separate non-cannabis enforcement with no cannabis link published.
Al Chourouk gives 519 kg of cannabis and 1,564 border-crossing arrests, while Mosaique FM gives 516 kg and about 1,465; the report retains 516 kg and no cannabis link was published for either arrest count.
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.
