The Libyan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Benghazi arrested two drug dealers, as part of the security campaign launched by the security services in the city.
The CID said in a statement on Facebook that it received information indicating the hiding place of two drug dealers in the Shabna area of Benghazi.
The police raided the place and arrested the two in possession of a quantity of marijuana, in addition to homemade liquor.
The two dealers were referred to the Public Prosecution Office to complete the rest of the legal procedures.
Earlier this month, the Assistant Undersecretary of the Interior Ministry in the Libyan Parliament-designated government, Faraj Qaim, said that “the Interior Ministry and the security forces in the east of Libya have become stronger than ever before.”
He praised the “excellent situation” that had been achieved through “great cooperation and harmony between the security and judicial agencies in the east of Libya.”
This came while he was attending the 5th session of the Duties Of Judicial Police Officers. This was in the presence of a number of Members of Parliament (MPs), and Solicitor General Fawzi Al-Kazah, the Director of the Benghazi Security Directorate.
“The Ministry of Interior is closer to the citizen, and today it is stronger than ever before,” Qaim said.
He affirmed the need to fight corruption, calling for “more efforts to train and develop policemen for the benefit of security work.”
Last month, Qaim has confirmed the launch of an expanded campaign to collect weapons in the areas controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA).
He explained that this campaign was launched on the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief of the LNA, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
Qaim added that the expanded campaign “will include the searching of homes, and whoever refuses to hand over what is in his possession to the nearest camp or directorate will be referred to the Anti-Terrorism Prosecution.”
