HIBAPRESS – Mohammed Daher
Elements of the territorial center of the Royal Gendarmerie in Ras Ain Rehamna were able, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, to carry out a qualitative security operation in the Jaidat community, which resulted in the dismantling of a secret workshop for the distillation of the liquor "Life Water" and the seizure of significant quantities of drugs and equipment used in this illegal activity.
This operation, which lasted about four hours, came after the arrest of a person in the act of possessing a quantity of the liquor "Life Water" intended for personal consumption, where the initial investigations and investigations led to the identification of the supplier and the place of his activity in the "Ain El Fassi" village belonging to the Jaidat community in the Rehamna province. Based on the available data, the Royal Gendarmerie elements raided the suspect's house, and the operation resulted in the seizure of about 300 liters of fermented figs prepared for distillation, 15 liters of the liquor "Life Water" ready for promotion, in addition to 28.5 kilograms of cannabis "Kif" spikes, 4.5 kilograms of "Taba" substance, as well as 200 grams of hashish. The operation also enabled the seizure of integrated equipment used in the manufacture and distillation of traditional liquor, including barrels, copper pipes, pressure cookers, gas cylinders, and ovens. While the main suspect was able to escape taking advantage of the nature of the area, the Royal Gendarmerie services began a preliminary investigation under the supervision of the competent Public Prosecution at the Court of First Instance in Ben Guerir, in order to identify the rest of the perpetrators and the potential extensions of this criminal activity, with intensifying efforts to arrest the fugitive suspect.
