Drugs marked with Gaddafi’s face seized in Libya
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.
Libyan authorities have seized a large shipment of ecstasy pills, each marked with the image of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to security officials. The pills were smuggled from Europe and found hidden in a cargo van upon arrival at a Libyan port. The security agency, Al Rada for Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime, reported the seizure, which amounted to around 100,000 pills.
Drug trafficking has become a significant issue in Libya, with the country serving as a major transit point for synthetic drugs and other narcotics destined for local users and other regions in North Africa and beyond. Following Gaddafi's ousting in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, Libya descended into years of conflict and division.
The recent seizure was part of an operation that tracked the illicit shipment from a European country to its final destination in Libya.
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