Opeyemi Olamilekan
TRIPOLI – A Nigerian woman has been arrested by Libya’s 444th Combat Brigade during a sting operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli for allegedly possessing an estimated 2 kilogrammes of cocaine.
According to reports, the woman, in collaboration with foreign accomplices – attempted to distribute the drugs on the local market.
A Humanitarian monitoring group, Migrant Rescue Watch, made the arrest known on Saturday via social platform X.
According to the report, the woman was apprehended during a targeted operation aimed at dismantling drug networks in the Libyan capital.
The suspect is currently in custody following the completion of preliminary criminal investigations.
“Units of 444th Combat Brig. during sting-operation in Tripoli arrested a female of Nigerian nationality in possession of est. 2 kg of cocaine. The accused in collaboration with foreign accomplices attempted to sell the drugs on the local market. #Frontex
“Following completion of criminal investigation, the accused female remains in custody and the case was referred to public prosecution,” the organisation wrote on X.