Tunisia arrests student with 2kg cannabis
Jendouba authorities detained a 19-year-old from sub-Saharan Africa for alleged drug trafficking near schools.
Tunisian authorities arrested a 19-year-old student from sub-Saharan Africa in Jendouba for alleged cannabis trafficking. The national guard conducted the operation with the public prosecutor near the Court of First Instance. The student was found with two kilograms of cannabis.
The judiciary issued a detention order against the student. An investigating judge near the tribunal ordered the detention as the investigation continues to find potential accomplices. The alleged trafficking targeted schools and universities in the Jendouba region.
The investigation aims to identify further individuals involved in the alleged drug distribution network.