Gaddafi's Face Drug Seizures Libya
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CAIRO, Sept 13 - Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of ecstasy pills, each marked with the face of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi and smuggled in from Europe, security officials said.
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Libya has become a major regional transit hub for synthetic drugs and other narcotics on their way to local users and other parts of North Africa and the wider continent, according to a U.N. report released in January.
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Libyan security officials recently seized a shipment containing around 100,000 ecstasy pills marked with Muammar Gaddafi's face at a Libyan port. The drugs were smuggled from Europe and intercepted by agents of Al Rada for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime in Tripoli on September 13. This seizure highlights Libya’s role as a major transit hub for synthetic drugs due to the country’s instability following…
Drugs marked with Gaddafi's face seized in Libya →Libyan security officials seized approximately 100,000 ecstasy pills marked with Muammar Gaddafi's face after receiving a tip-off from an informant. The drugs were smuggled into Libya from Europe through a port, and the shipment was intercepted by agents who tracked it to its destination. This seizure highlights how Libya has become a key transit point for synthetic drug trafficking due to the instability following…
Authorities in Libya seize tens of thousands of ecstasy pills marked with face of Muammar Gaddafi →Libya’s Tripoli government security forces seized 100,000 ecstasy tablets shaped like Muammar Gaddafi in a Renault Master van on Saturday. The shipment was intercepted by the Deterrence Apparatus for Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime (Rada) after being smuggled through an unnamed European country and port. Separately, authorities in Benghazi seized captagon pills, with analysts estimating Syria’s captagon…
Tripoli busts Gaddafi-shaped pill shipment as al-Assad's captagon appears in Libya's east →Analysis
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- 13 Sep
CAIRO, Sept 13 - Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of ecstasy pills, each marked with the face of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi and smuggled in from Europe, security officials said.
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17 Sep Tripoli busts Gaddafi-shaped pill shipment as al-Assad's captagon appears in Libya's eastLibya’s Tripoli government security forces seized 100,000 ecstasy tablets shaped like Muammar Gaddafi in a Renault Master van on Saturday. The shipment was intercepted by the Deterrence Apparatus for Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime (Rada) after being smuggled through an unnamed European country and port. Separately, authorities in Benghazi seized captagon pills, with analysts estimating Syria’s captagon…Euronews
13 Sep Authorities in Libya seize tens of thousands of ecstasy pills marked with face of Muammar GaddafiLibyan security officials seized approximately 100,000 ecstasy pills marked with Muammar Gaddafi's face after receiving a tip-off from an informant. The drugs were smuggled into Libya from Europe through a port, and the shipment was intercepted by agents who tracked it to its destination. This seizure highlights how Libya has become a key transit point for synthetic drug trafficking due to the instability following…The Independent- 13 Sep Drugs marked with Gaddafi's face seized in LibyaLibyan security officials recently seized a shipment containing around 100,000 ecstasy pills marked with Muammar Gaddafi's face at a Libyan port. The drugs were smuggled from Europe and intercepted by agents of Al Rada for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime in Tripoli on September 13. This seizure highlights Libya’s role as a major transit hub for synthetic drugs due to the country’s instability following…The Straits Times
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