Tunisia at Center of New Cocaine Routes Between Libya and Europe

Good News — Flash Radio shares this positive update with you. Tunisia is increasingly at the heart of new international cocaine trafficking routes, with significant seizures and a domestic market showing signs of growth. Since the start of the year, over 101 kg of cocaine have been intercepted in the country, and the UN reports flows also coming from Italy and France. (Photo: Map of cocaine flow from South America to the European market via West Africa. ⏱️ 4 min read. Facts and recent developments. This is highlighted in a report published by the news agency Tap, based on data from customs and security authorities as well as reports from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). According to official statistics, during the first nine months of 2026, Tunisian customs seized over 101 kilograms of cocaine, surpassing the 94 kg intercepted throughout the entire year of 2025, compared to just 33 kg in 2024. Even more marked progress is shown in the data provided by Mohamed Ali Chaïbi, head of the fight against narcotics within the judicial police of El Gorjani, to Tunisian television: the amounts seized have increased from about 150 grams in 2013 to over 140 kg in 2023, a multiplication by nearly a thousand. Libya, an emerging hub for cocaine traffic between Africa and Europe. What particularly concerns authorities is the transformation of narcotics trafficking routes in the Mediterranean. A UNODC report published in January 2026 identifies Libya as an emerging hub for cocaine coming from Latin America and heading to Europe, the Middle East, and regional markets. The drug reaches Libyan ports via maritime shipments from Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador, or crosses the Sahel pa