Sep 6 Michel Cousins

Libyan admits trying to smuggle shotgun rounds from Malta

Valletta, 6 September:A Libyan businessman, Khalil Sadegh Harrus, was given a two-year suspended jail sentence on Wednesday and fined €8,600 after he...

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Border forces apprehend sheep smugglers – official reports
Aug 28 Al Russell

Border forces apprehend sheep smugglers – official reports

Tripoli, 28 August:An operation by the border forces has confiscated two boat-loads of smuggled sheep at the port of Emsaad, according to official rep...

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Border crossing reopens - then closes
Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Border crossing reopens - then closes

Tripoli, 2 August:The main Libyan-Tunisian border crossing at Ras Jedir briefly reopened this morning after a being partially closed for 11 days.  Aft...

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Jul 28 Michel Cousins

Kufra border guards foil Chad smugglers

Tripoli, 28 July: Border Guards from Kufra's Revolutionary Battalion managed to capture eight trucks loaded with supply goods and fuel for vehicles...

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Security forces at Egyptian border crossing go on strike
Jul 2 Michel Cousins

Security forces at Egyptian border crossing go on strike

Benghazi, 2 July: The security forces on the Libyan-Egyptian border crossing at Musaid have abandoned their posts in protest at what they say are...

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Jun 29 Nigel Ash

Egyptians capture biggest-ever haul of smuggled weaponry

by Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 29 June:Egypt has hailed its biggest-ever arms find after its security forces today intercepted smugglers outside Mersah Mat...

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Tunisia to build anti-smuggling fence along Libyan border
Jun 3 George Grant

Tunisia to build anti-smuggling fence along Libyan border

Tripoli, 3 June: Tunisia is to start building a fence along its border with Libya, in a move designed to counter smuggling operations and illegal refu...

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Chinese counterfeit cigarettes destined for Libya seized in Malta
Jun 1 Michel Cousins

Chinese counterfeit cigarettes destined for Libya seized in Malta

Malta, 1 June:Malta’s Customs Department has announced that it seized a shipment of 7.6 million counterfeit cigarettes during the week destined for Li...

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Antiquities thieves arrested say Benghazi police
May 31 Michel Cousins

Antiquities thieves arrested say Benghazi police

Benghazi, 31 May:The police in Benghazi have announced that they have arrested a Turkish gang whom they say have been involved in the theft of antiqui...

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May 23 Michel Cousins

Libya closes Tunisian border crossing

Tripoli, 23 May:Libya temporarily closed the Tunisian border crossing at Ras Jedir early today after angry Tunisian smugglers attempted to storm the b...

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