The Libyan Parliament-designated Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha urged the need to redouble security efforts in the fight against drugs.
This came during a meeting with the Head of the Internal Security Agency (ISA), Osama Al-Darsi on Sunday.
Bashagha also discussed the work of the Agency across Libya. The PM was briefed on the work of the security equipment and the plans that the ISA is implementing, to maintain stability and security.
He gave his instructions to “redouble efforts in the fight against narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. As well as developing work in airports, ports, and border crossings and in all regions and cities of Libya.”
In March, a large shipment of narcotic pills was seized at the Benghazi seaport. The smugglers attempted to conceal them inside imported cars, on a ship arriving from France, according to the media division of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
The division stated that during the periodic procedures for inspection and follow-up at the seaport, “more than 10 million hallucinogenic pills that were stored in imported cars, on a cargo ship coming from France, were found.”
In Tripoli, the Interior Ministry managed to seize a large number of narcotic tablets hidden inside a truck near Gate 27, west of Tripoli. The quantity is estimated at 2,280,000 million anaesthetic tablets.
In a statement, the ministry noted that the Anti-Smuggling and Drugs Department, in cooperation with the 52nd Brigade of the West Coast Military Zone, managed to seize the vehicle.
It also added that the necessary legal measures were taken, including a report to gather evidence and notify the prosecution. The Public Prosecution Office subsequently ordered the destruction of the seized drugs.
