Tunisia to strengthen anti-drug efforts in 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business News
Tunisian Interior Minister Khaled Nouri announced a strengthening of security and digital capabilities against crime in 2027, notably drug networks and illegal betting. He supports an approach combining prevention, health, education and international cooperation in response to traffickers’ adaptation, according to Khaled Nouri.
The fight against narcotics will be a priority for Tunisia’s Interior Ministry in 2027, which plans to strengthen the operational and digital capabilities of security units. Interior Minister Khaled Nouri announced this before Parliament on the evening of 12 November 2026.
Khaled Nouri wants to expand the fight beyond seizures and arrests, with educational, cultural, health, social, media and legislative measures. He also cited money laundering, illegal sports betting networks and online gambling among the new threats to which the services will have to respond, according to Business News.
The minister said drug trafficking networks are rapidly changing their routes and methods. He therefore advocates more field interventions, regional and international cooperation, and prevention in schools, on the streets and within families, according to Business News.
Security units will also continue operations against violence in public spaces and public transport, theft, livestock theft and damage to agricultural crops, particularly as the olive-picking season approaches, Khaled Nouri added.
