Western Mountain Military Region conducts operation around Ghadames against drug trafficking and transnational organised crime
Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

Western Mountain Military Region conducts operation around Ghadames against drug trafficking and transnational organised crime

‎The Western Mountain Military Region reported on 14 July that it had conducted a limited operation in and around the city of Ghadames to police and b...

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Tripoli Criminal Court sentences drug smuggler to life imprisonment
Apr 16 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Criminal Court sentences drug smuggler to life imprisonment

The Attorney General's Office reported yesterday the Tripoli Criminal Court sentenced a drug smuggler to life imprisonment. He was imprisoned for del...

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Ministry of Interior holds second meeting with the Mini Dublin Group to enhance security cooperation
Dec 11 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Interior holds second meeting with the Mini Dublin Group to enhance security cooperation

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Interior announced today that, as part of the ongoing efforts to enhance security and combat organised crime, it...

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Accused arrested for intentionally trafficking counterfeit medicines
Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Accused arrested for intentionally trafficking counterfeit medicines

The Attorney General’s Office announced that a person suspected of intentionally trafficking counterfeit medicines was arrested at Benghazi’s Benina A...

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8.6 million hallucinogenic tablets seized at Benghazi Port - Attorney General initiates investigation
Jan 21 Sami Zaptia

8.6 million hallucinogenic tablets seized at Benghazi Port - Attorney General initiates investigation

The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that it has initiated proceedings after the seizure of approximately 8.604 million hallucinogenic tab...

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Customs Authority seeks MoU with Netherlands to combat organised crime and drugs
Jul 13 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority seeks MoU with Netherlands to combat organised crime and drugs

The Dutch embassy met the Director General of the Libyan Customs Authority, Major General Suleiman Ali Salem, at his Tripoli headquarters on Monday. M...

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Public Prosecutor initiates criminal proceedings against marijuana farmer in Sebha
Jul 18 Sami Zaptia

Public Prosecutor initiates criminal proceedings against marijuana farmer in Sebha

The Public Prosecution Office announced Saturday that it had initiated criminal proceedings against the cultivator of a cannabis/ marijuana farm in Se...

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Raid on criminals, drug dealers and illegal migrants in Girgarish area of Tripoli
Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

Raid on criminals, drug dealers and illegal migrants in Girgarish area of Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 October 2021:A major dawn raid was conducted by the Ministry of Interior this morning on what the government called dens of d...

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Libya and Spain seek cooperation in combating drugs and smuggling
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

Libya and Spain seek cooperation in combating drugs and smuggling

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 March 2021:Libya and Spain are seeking to cooperate in areas of drugs combating and information sharing.The revelation came...

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Nawasi Brigade claims cocaine dealer bust
Jan 4 Nigel Ash

Nawasi Brigade claims cocaine dealer bust

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 4 January 2018:Tripoli’s Nawasi Brigade has announced the arrest of a man it said had been carrying a large quantity of cocain...

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