Ahmad 
Tunisian authorities have dismantled an international drug smuggling network involving Tunisian and Maghreb nationals operating between Tunisia, Italy, and France.
According to a statement by the Tunisian Interior, the operation resulted in the arrest of nine members of the network, and the seizure of large quantities of cannabis estimated at about 300 kilograms and 25,000 narcotic tablets, in addition to large sums of money, jewelry and luxury watches.
Tunisian investigations have revealed the involvement of businessmen, government employees and people of multiple nationalities in smuggling crimes, and they use the sea as the main route for their operations in order to avoid land border controls.
It was also confirmed that the network was operating through fishing boats departing from Tunisia towards the Italian coast to deliver drugs, and the Tunisian authorities indicated that the network was also linked to crimes related to money laundering.
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