Pickpockets have taken possession of the market in the fifth arrondissement, the former name of Sebkha. Taking advantage of the large influx of customers doing their shopping for Ramadan, gangs of lint rage with impunity. In recent days, thefts have multiplied. Caught between two fires, that of the dizzying rise in the prices of basic necessities and the fury of criminals, the many victims have only their eyes to cry. The police are largely absent. However, the Sebkha 2 police station is a stone’s throw from the market.
The fifth floor market is treated differently. During periods of great affluence (approach of religious holidays), patrols of the organized crime repression brigade are operational in the main markets of the capital. In Sebkha, it is not so! The situation has persisted for years.