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Tripoli Court Sentences Gang for Migrant Smuggling, Kidnapping

4/29/2026

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Tripoli Court convicted four gang members on April 28, 2026, sentencing them to 12–22 years.
The attorney general's office later clarified that only one defendant was sentenced in absentia.
Prosecutors said the defendants were charged with smuggling migrants from Zuwara and kidnapping them for ransom.
Prosecutors ordered the arrest of another gang after a Tobruk boat capsized, killing 38 migrants.

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Tripoli Court convicted four gang members on April 28, 2026, sentencing them to 12–22 years.
The attorney general's office later clarified that only one defendant was sentenced in absentia.
Prosecutors said the defendants were charged with smuggling migrants from Zuwara and kidnapping them for ransom.
Prosecutors ordered the arrest of another gang after a Tobruk boat capsized, killing 38 migrants.