Customs is thwarting the smuggling of 14,000 pills into the Golden Gate Bridge

Customs interests were thwarted by a border crossing in the state of Tataouine, on 12 November 2026, an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of narcotics into Tunisian soil. The checkpoints set the quantity reserved after a car carrying foreign registration plates was subjected to precise surveillance procedures as soon as it reached the border point.

The Customs Border Patrol team found 14,550 pills of the 300 mg Areka drug. Technical inspections of the suspicious vehicle revealed that the cargo was judiciously placed inside the fuel tank in an attempt to bypass security and police surveillance.

Customs interests at the Golden Weasel Crossing explained that the operation was successfully carried out after a suspected means of transportation during their inspection, which allowed to monitor the method of concealment and reserve the full quantity of promotional discs. The car was coming from Libya and heading inside Tunisia before it was intercepted and stopped.

This regulation coincides with the intensification of judicial controls and the fight against attempts to smuggle illegal drugs through the country's ports and crossings. Competent interests continue to complete the required legal and warehouse proceedings regarding the person booked and the vehicle used in the attempted smuggling.