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Seizure of the largest shipment of cocaine in Benghazi seaport.

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Benghazi 5 March 2024 (Lana) Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Agency seized a shipment, which it described as “historic,” carrying the secrets of an international crime in Benghazi seaport.

The agency said in a statement yesterday that its security personnel, in cooperation with military units seized the largest quantity of cocaine in the country's history, through a qualitative operation in Benghazi seaport, whose value is more than 224 million Libyan dinars.

The agency explained that the seizure came after receiving a report on February 29, 2024 from the contact point of the Saudi General Directorate of Narcotics Control, stating that there was a suspicious shipment of bananas coming from the country of Ecuador, suspected of containing a raw cocaine.

The Agency said in its statement that upon receiving the information, the Investigation Office was tasked with forming a work team to collect information, and coordinate with the prosecution and the Customs Authority, noting that the investigations showed that the shipping process was carried out in accordance with internationally approved standards.

The agency continued that the next day, the team moved to the port to open the two containers, as it became clear that they were released after they were checked and passed a health examination, but its officers returned them and passed them again through the scanner.

The statement added that when the two containers were checked by “trace dogs,” an amount at approximately (128) kilograms of raw cocaine (equivalent to (640) kilograms after dilution) was found hidden inside the floor of the two containers.

The Agency revealed that following preliminary investigations, the complicity of a member of the Customs Authority was revealed, and one of the suspects was arrested.

It added that the defendants and the drugs were transferred to the Customs Authority Directorate in Benghazi Seaport, highlighting that search and investigation operations are continuing regarding the rest of the network members.

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