Tunisia minister sacked and arrested in scandal over illegal waste from Italy

Mustapha Aroui held along with 22 others after 200 containers of decaying household and medical waste discovered in July

Tunisia's environment minister has been arrested following the attempted importation of household and hospital waste from Italy.

Mustapha Aroui was dismissed from his post and subsequently arrested on Sunday, along with several other people, including senior customs officials, members of its waste management agency, Agence Nationale de Gestion des Dechets (ANGed) and a Tunisian diplomat based in Naples.