07-07-2025
Suspects in Libya-Tunisia drug smuggling network arrested
The East Tripoli Prosecution has ordered the detention of two individuals suspected of belonging to a criminal network involved in drug smuggling across the border between Libya and Tunisia.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, one of the suspects was caught in possession of 25 kilograms of cocaine, and the second individual was arrested after close monitoring of the network's activities.
The office explained that investigations revealed that this criminal network is linked to members residing in Egypt and Turkey and uses vehicles designated for transporting patients as a means of smuggling drugs into Tunisian territory, in an attempt to evade detection. Crimes Tagged: drug smuggling August 06, 2023 0 comment