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500 Kg of Drugs Seized in Libya's Ajdabiya |
2021-08-09 |
[LIBYAREVIEW] The Ajdabiya Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Branch seized a 500-kilogram (kg) shipment of narcotics heading from Sabha ...After the Libyan Civil War, Sabha grew in importance as a slave auctioning town. However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public. This was a great comfort to everyone but the slaves peddled in secret. The city was later seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019, probably for its collection of MiG-25 aircraft.... to Tobruk.The branch stated that in the early hours of Saturday morning, the patrols of the Anti-Narcotics Bureau in the eastern region seized the quantity in a transport truck. This is the third within a month. The Ajdabiya Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Branch indicated, through its Facebook account, that the total seizures are estimated at 20,200 kg. The Anti-Narcotics Branch emphasized that these confiscations were not by chance, but rather an integrated coordination effort between drug control branches and offices. Notably, in May Niger police seized a record 17 tonnes of cannabis resin worth around $37 million in a shipment originating in Leb ![]() and bound for Libya, the front man for the West African nation’s anti-drugs trafficking agency said on Friday. The drugs passed through the Togolese port of Lome before being transported by truck North to the Nigerien capital Niamey, over 1,000 km (621 miles) and two border crossings away, said front man Adili Toro. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 no worries Europeans, it will still get through. |
Posted by: Chris 2021-08-09 00:20 |