Mauritania's National Police said the Central Office for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances had dismantled a criminal network engaged in the illegal manufacture and distribution of alcoholic drinks, following a raid on a foreign restaurant in the capital, Nouakchott.
In a statement, the police said the operation followed information received by the office that the network was using back rooms inside the restaurant building as a base for its criminal activities.
The raid led to the seizure of equipment and tools used to make alcoholic drinks, 20 bottles of such drinks and 88 cans of beer, as well as a large quantity of plastic containers intended for bottling, the police added.
According to the same source, four people were arrested, including the network's leader, a woman of Asian nationality.
The police said that once the investigation was completed, the suspects and the seized items were referred to the public prosecutor's office on Thursday, 12 November 2026, for the necessary legal action.
