Libyan Security Forces Arrest Somali Suspect in Migrant Kidnapping Cell – Axadle

Libyan Security Forces Dismantle Somali Kidnapping Gang in Tripoli

Libyan security authorities have dismantled a criminal gang composed of Somali nationals accused of kidnapping, torturing, and extorting fellow Somali migrants in Tripoli. According to the Security Directorates Support Agency in Tajoura, east of the Libyan capital, the operation began after security services received intelligence indicating that a group of Somali nationals had established a criminal network dedicated to abducting migrants from t…

Libyan Security Forces Arrest Somali Suspect in Migrant Kidnapping Cell – Axadle

Sunday July 19, 2026 Tripoli, Libya (AX) — Libyan forces have rescued two foreign nationals from captivity in Tajoura and arrested a Somali man accused of taking part in a gang that allegedly abducted migrants and demanded ransom from their families, officials said. Authorities said the raid dismantled a violent criminal cell operating in the […]