First Independent Mena Newspaper
Tunisian customs busted Thursday an attempt to smuggle 18 artifacts in the coastal town of Skhira, in the Sfax governorate. The customs detained a Tunisian citizen who was about to leave the country carrying 18 antique pieces, banned for trading, aboard a van heading to capital Tunisia. The suspect told authorities he was commissioned by […]
The customs operating at the port of Tanger Med have recently foiled an attempt to smuggle gold coins worth nearly $51,500. The customs aborted an attempt to smuggle out 150 pure gold old French coins without authorization, a source at the customs said. A Frenchman attempted to smuggle these coins, weighing 964 grams, out of […]
A customs guard patrol in Ben Guerdane foiled on Wednesday night, an attempt to smuggle 10 gold ingots (18.4 kg) worth 1.8 million dinars to Libya, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. The ingots were discovered in the locality of Oued Fessi 10 km from Ben Guerdane, in a vehicle bearing a Tunisian registration plate […]