Turkish ship carrying drugs to Libya detained by Haftar forces



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According to the social media account of Ahmed El-Mismari, spokesperson for the leader of the illegitimate armed forces in eastern Libya, Ahmed El-Mismari, the commercial freighter “Mebruka”, whose owner is said to be Turkish, has entered the forbidden zone and He was captured by Haftar’s militias and withdrew to the port of Ras al-Hilal on the grounds that he did not respond to the call.

In the statement, it was noted that the ship, which has 9 Turks, 7 Indians and an Azerbaijani in the crew and whose destination is Misrata, was “under investigation and control for acting against maritime laws and regulations.”

In addition, Haftar’s spokesman, Mismari, told El-Hades television station that the ship was loaded with medicine to take to Misrata, but entered the area where “they declared a ban.”

“They called the ship but got no response,” Mismari said, “We approached the ship with boats and boarded the ship. The ship was loaded with medicines to take it to Misrata. The captain did not follow the procedures to be followed and they entered the prohibited area without Permission. There were no weapons on the ship. Has been determined. “He spoke.

On the other hand, according to the AA report; The ship’s operators contacted the seizing parties and learned that the crew was in good condition.

Noting that the situation was an application applied to other ships in that region, the sources stated that there was no seizure of the ship and a penalty was envisaged for entering the wrong area.

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