192 free emergency call service restarted after decades of inactivity
Nov 13 Sami Zaptia

192 free emergency call service restarted after decades of inactivity

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of the Interior announced Sunday the reactivation of the toll-free number “192” in the Ministry’s Duty and Coordinat...

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Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling

October 24, 2023The Attorney General’s Office announced Sunday that it had ordered a fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations (in the Zawia region) for d...

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Attorney General’s Office arrests 39 in Zawia area for murder, kidnapping and banditry
Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General’s Office arrests 39 in Zawia area for murder, kidnapping and banditry

The Attorney General’s Office announced yesterday that it was able to enforce the arrest warrants issued against 39 people in the Zawia area.While red...

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Customs Authority imports 30 sniffer dogs, handlers to be trained by Dutch K9 unit
Jul 10 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority imports 30 sniffer dogs, handlers to be trained by Dutch K9 unit

Libya’s Customs Authority announced last Monday that it has imported 30 new sniffer (detection) dogs (K9 / canine) to replace dogs lost since the 2011...

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Three arrests, four fuel trucks and 140,000 litres of fuel seized in Misrata anti-smuggling operation
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Three arrests, four fuel trucks and 140,000 litres of fuel seized in Misrata anti-smuggling operation

The Ministry of Interior’s Special Tasks Department in Misrata reported yesterday that it had arrested three individuals and seized four fuel trucks a...

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EUBAM and Netherlands organise training for Libyan border officers in detecting forged or counterfeit documents
Feb 15 Sami Zaptia

EUBAM and Netherlands organise training for Libyan border officers in detecting forged or counterfeit documents

EUBAM reported Monday that it had organised a basic level training course on document security for 12 senior Libyan officers from Ras Ajdir and Wazen...

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Libyan counter-terrorism intelligence and analysis training by EUBAM successfully concluded
Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

Libyan counter-terrorism intelligence and analysis training by EUBAM successfully concluded

EU Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), with the support of Interpol, conducted a 10-day tailored intelligence and analysis training...

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Attorney General detains some of the importers of 300 tons of sugar unfit for human consumption
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General detains some of the importers of 300 tons of sugar unfit for human consumption

The Attorney General’s Office announced today that it had ordered the detention of those responsible for importing into Libya 300 tons of sugar that a...

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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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105 arrests in Tripoli from June to August as part of government’s ‘‘Law Enforcement’’ plan
Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

105 arrests in Tripoli from June to August as part of government’s ‘‘Law Enforcement’’ plan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 September 2021:The Tripoli Police Law Enforcement Administration Branch in the General Administration of Operations revealed...

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