A patrol of the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that the Subul Al-Salam Brigade in the city of Kufra, seized 3 fuel smuggling trucks, 2 of which were on the way back from Chad, and the third had 20,000 liters of gasoline on board, bound for the gold mine.
Subul al-Salam indicated that the truck drivers were not Libyan. The brigade added that the men were arrested west of the city of Tazirbu. It stressed that its patrols are continuing in the South, East and West to protect the security and strength of Libyans.
Last April, the Subul Al-Salam Brigade seized a vehicle in southern Libya carrying a large quantity of Kalashnikov, Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) rifles, and ammunition.
In a statement, the LNA said that its patrol chased two cars in the desert, with one of these cars later breaking down, and the driver fleeing into the second vehicle. It is believed that they were seeking to smuggle these weapons to a neighboring country, to undermine its security or to support terrorist groups. The shipment of weapons and the vehicle carrying them were immediately confiscated.