About 2,000 smuggled 9mm handguns seized at Misrata port
May 20 Sami Zaptia

About 2,000 smuggled 9mm handguns seized at Misrata port

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 May 2021:About 2,000 9mm handguns were seized at Misrata port on Tuesday the Customs Authority, Misrata branch reported on t...

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INTERPOL resumes its operations in Libya
Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

INTERPOL resumes its operations in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 August 2018:The Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council/Government of National Accord’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) revealed Tuesd...

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Greek authorities confirm ship from Turkey transporting potential explosive-making material to Misrata
Jan 11 Sami Zaptia

Greek authorities confirm ship from Turkey transporting potential explosive-making material to Misrata

By Vanessa Tomassini,Rome, 11 January 2018: Greek authorities confirmed to Libya Herald the details of the ship they had sequestered carrying potentia...

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UN reports numerous Libya arms embargo violations on both sides of the conflict
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

UN reports numerous Libya arms embargo violations on both sides of the conflict

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2017:A United Nations report concludes that arms have continued to be illicitly transferred to and from Libya on a regu...

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Aug 15 Michel Cousins

Nazhuri bans sales of all military supplies

By Ajnadin Mustafa. Maj.-Gen. Abdul Razzaq Al-Nazhuri (Photo: LANA).Tripoli, 15 August 2016:Major-General Abdul Razzak Al-Nazhuri has banned the sale...

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Jul 30 Michel Cousins

Coast guard arrests then frees Tobruk-bound cargo ship

By Ibrahim Drissi.Benghazi, 30 July 2016:The coast guard stopped an Antigua-flagged general cargo vessel off Ras Hillal today believing it could be ca...

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Algerians make arms find near Libyan border
May 29 Nigel Ash

Algerians make arms find near Libyan border

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 29 May 2016:The Algerian army announced today it uncovered a terrorist arms cache near the Libyan border.The Defence...

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Sep 30 Michel Cousins

Benghazi accuses Misrata of sending terrorists to city

By Libya Herald staff.Benghazi/Tripoli 30 September 2015:Benghazi municipal council has accused Misrata of sending terrorists and weapons to Benghazi...

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Sep 2 Nigel Ash

Turkey denies arms cargo on Libya-bound freighter was illegal

By Libya Herald staff. No illegal cargo on the Haddad 1 says Turkey (Photo: marinetraffic.com)Tunis, 2 September 2015:Turkey has denied that the arms...

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Arms smuggling boat destroyed off Benghazi: report
Jun 29 Nigel Ash

Arms smuggling boat destroyed off Benghazi: report

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 29 June 2015:In what appears to have been a highly accurate nightstrike, the Libyan Air Force claims to have destro...

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