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Police seize psychotropic drugs and cannabis in Tunis

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Police seize psychotropic drugs and cannabis in Tunis

The General Directorate of National Security arrested several people and seized psychotropic pills, slabs of cannabis and a large sum of money in Tunis. Raids carried out after investigations are intended to identify possible accomplices, according to Kapitalis.

Tunisian National Security units arrested several people suspected of drug trafficking during separate raids in Tunis and its outskirts. They seized a large quantity of psychotropic pills, cannabis slabs and a sum of money, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), cited by Kapitalis.

The operations followed the gathering of information and investigations into the networks concerned. The investigation is continuing to identify possible accomplices and establish the extent of the trafficking network, according to the DGSN.

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