Years active | 1980s |
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Territory | Paris |
Ethnicity | Tunisian |
Leader(s) | Roma brothers |
Activities | Drug trafficking |
Notable members | Habib Ben Ali |
The couscous connection was an international drug trafficking gang based in Paris in the 1980s. The gang imported heroin and cocaine from Tunisia via Amsterdam and Brussels to Paris, where they distributed the drugs. The trial of the gang members in 1992 received widespread publicity since the younger brother of the president of Tunisia was charged and convicted in absentia for his involvement in laundering the proceeds.