Gafsa: Security Raids Target Wanted Individuals and Drug Traffickers

Security units in Tunisia’s Gafsa Governorate have carried out several operations resulting in the arrest of a number of wanted individuals, including people classified as dangerous, as well as the seizure of drugs and equipment allegedly used in drug trafficking.

Wanted individual with 36 arrest warrants detained in Redeyef

On September 29, 2026, following precise intelligence, officers from the Redeyef National Security Centre arrested an individual classified as dangerous and wanted for some time.

The suspect was arrested following a carefully planned ambush near his parents’ home in Redeyef.

According to the security authorities, he was the subject of 36 wanted notices in connection with cases involving fraud, theft and the issuance of bad checks. He was also subject to judicial sentences with immediate enforcement, with a combined duration of 38 years.

In coordination with the Gafsa Public Prosecutor’s Office, authorities ordered his placement in Gafsa Civil Prison.

Another wanted individual arrested in Sned

Officers from the Sned National Security Centre also arrested a wanted individual classified as dangerous. He was the subject of 14 wanted notices in cases involving theft, violence and drug trafficking.

The arrest followed an ambush operation. The suspect was taken into custody and the necessary legal procedures were initiated in coordination with the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

37 cannabis pieces seized in Gafsa

Meanwhile, the Gafsa Judicial Police Brigade arrested an individual wanted by its services and other security units on suspicion of drug trafficking. He was arrested alongside two other people in the Douali area.

The operation resulted in the seizure of 37 pieces of cannabis, a knife, narcotic pills, aluminium foil and an amount of money.

Checks also revealed that the individual was the subject of four wanted notices.

Legal measures were taken against those arrested in accordance with the instructions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

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