Tunisian policeman apprehended for drug trafficking

A Court in Tunisia ordered the arrest of police officer found in possession of 396 tablets of ecstasy, on his way to capital Tunis from Kasserine governorate, Tunisie Numerique reports.
The court of First Instance of the governorate also ordered the arrest of another individual and instructed the release of three other people initially apprehended in connection with the case.
The police officer was arrested on board a car with the tablets found on him. Tunisia has criminalized the use of drug.
Ecstasy is illegal and can cause hallucinations. Also known as a designer drug because created for the purpose of making someone feel high, the drug is popular with teens and young adults who go to clubs and concerts. In 2021, a court in Tunis sentenced four young men to 20 years in prison for forming a drug trafficking network in the capital. The court also slapped around $35,000-fine on each.