Sabratha police arrest one suspect selling hashish beside a public school
An investigation and arrest unit of the Sabratha Security Directorate detained a man on 8 November 2026 after watching him sell drugs beside a public school, and found him holding pieces of hashish prepared for sale and a sum of money. The directorate said he had prior records and was wanted by the anti-narcotics office over other trafficking cases, and that he was placed in custody.
🇱🇾 Sabratha, Libya
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Sabratha Security Directorate investigation and arrest unit
An investigation and arrest unit of the Sabratha Security Directorate detained a
man on Sunday 8 November 2026 on suspicion of dealing cannabis.[1]Officers
had watched him standing beside a public school in the town, where the
directorate said he sold drugs.[1]The arrest followed surveillance and
verification of information, and a raid caught him holding pieces of hashish
prepared for sale.[1]He also had a sum of money that the directorate said
came from his drug trade.[1]The directorate said the detainee had prior
records and was wanted by the anti-narcotics office in connection with other
drug-trafficking cases.[1]
The Sabratha Security Directorate announced the arrest in a statement on its
official Facebook page.[1]It said the legal procedures required for the case
had been taken and the detainee had been placed in custody.[1]
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Libya's General Department for Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances said its Benghazi branch arrested a Libyan man, born 1963, on 31 October 2026 and found about 16 kg of hashish with him. The branch said detectives ambushed him as he trafficked hashish in the city and that the Public Prosecution was notified.
Ajdabiya criminal investigators raided a third-floor flat and detained two suspects, seizing two kilograms of hashish alongside tramadol pills and cash. The suspects admitted the allegations and were referred to the Public Prosecution.
Benghazi anti-narcotics officers arrested a woman in Al-Laithi accused of helping her husband fetch and store drugs, seizing about 20 kg of hashish in 200 slabs and 800 Rouj pills. The branch said it acted on an arrest order after source information and investigation, and notified the Public Prosecution.
