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 batch of ecstasy tablets bearing the image of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The drugs were discovered during an operation by local anti-drugs agencies. The case attracted attention not only because of the quantity of the substance seized, but also because of the unusual design of the tablets. The ecstasy tablets bear the image of Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for more than four decades before being ousted in 2…
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
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