Libya's military seizes narcotics after firefight with smugglers

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Libya's military seizes narcotics after firefight with smugglers

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A Libyan military brigade seized more than 1.3 million narcotic pills following a firefight with smugglers in a southeastern town, in which three soldiers were injured. Libya has become a regional transit hub for synthetic drugs and other narcotics, according to the UN.

(Corrects paragraph 5 word to 'reponsibility') TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Libya's military brigade seized more than 1.3 million narcotic pills after a firefight with smugglers in a southeastern town that injured three soldiers, the military said on Friday. The north African nation has become a major regional ​transit hub for synthetic drugs and other narcotics en route to domestic users and elsewhere in the continent, the UN said in January.

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