The Libyan General Administration of Security Operations, announced the arrest of an individual wanted in connection with the kidnapping of foreign workers.
The administration reported that the suspect was apprehended, on an order from the Attorney General’s Office.
He was implicated in the abduction of Bangladeshi workers, forcing them to pay a ransom for their release.
The statement highlighted that legal measures have been taken against the accused, who has been subsequently referred to the competent authorities.
Last month, Police in Benghazi successfully dismantled a criminal gang, involved in the abduction of foreign labourers from Bangladesh.
The operation unfolded after investigators, at the Sidi Khalifa police precinct, received information about the detention of Bangladeshi workers, in a secret hideout.
The criminals demanded a ransom from the workers’ families, in exchange for their release.
According to a statement from the Benghazi Security Directorate, law enforcement officers swiftly moved to raid the hideout, leading to the apprehension of four gang members.
During the operation, over 40 Bangladeshi labourers were freed from their captors.
The four suspects confessed to luring the foreign workers, before holding them captive and demanding ransoms for their freedom. The perpetrators revealed the existence of a fifth accomplice.
The criminals have been handed over to the relevant authorities, and an ongoing investigation seeks to locate the remaining members.
In September, the Joint Security Room in Benghazi announced the successful freeing of a group of migrant workers, who were kidnapped by a Bangladeshi criminal gang.
The Room consists of members of the Libyan Interior Ministry of the Parliament-designated government, and the Libyan National Army (LNA). It did not disclose the location and timing of the raid on the gang. It released a video showing security members carrying out the operation in Benghazi.