Libyan Authorities Seize 100,000 Ecstasy Pills Marked With Gaddafi
Security agents intercepted a sea shipment of about 100,000 ecstasy pills, and several suspects were referred to prosecutors.
- On Saturday, Al Rada for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime, a security agency under the Tripoli-based Presidential Council, intercepted a shipment from Europe at a Libya port, seizing approximately 100,000 XTC pills hidden in a cargo van.
- Images released by Security officials show the brown pills were molded with the face of Muammar Gaddafi, with his distinctive features and robes pressed into each pellet's surface.
- A United Nations Office report released in January identified Libya as a major regional transit hub for synthetic Drugs, with criminal networks exploiting the country's tumultuous political situation to move narcotics across North Africa.
- Officers referred several suspects to prosecutors following the seizure, illustrating enforcement efforts by the Tripoli-based Presidential Council amid Libya's internal divisions.
- Political fractures between the Government of National Unity and forces under Khalifa Haftar complicate enforcement, allowing smugglers to operate with relative impunity across Libya's fractured security environment.
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Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of “ecstasy” pills, each with the face of the country’s ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi on it. According to a security service in Tripoli, the pills were shaped like Gaddafi’s head and shoulders, with his facial features pressed into their surface. …
Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of “ecstasy” pills, each with the face of the country’s ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi on it. According to a security service in Tripoli, the pills were shaped like Gaddafi’s head and shoulders, with his facial features pressed into their surface. ... More www.ertnews.gr
Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of ecstasy pills with the image of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, which were smuggled from
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