{
  "id": 7237557,
  "title": "Drugs marked with Gaddafi’s face seized in Libya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/drugs-marked-with-gaddafis-face-seized-in-libya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T03:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/drugs-marked-with-gaddafis-face-seized-in-libya/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}