State-sanctioned Fuel Smuggling Cost Libya 20bn Over Three Years Report

Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterprise A surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about 20bn 15bn in lost revenue an alarming sum that demands decisive international sanctions against those responsible, according to the most comprehensive report published on how Libyas primary revenue source has been systematically pillaged. The report by the investigative and policy body the Sentry states that politicians and security leaders who claim to serve the public and fight organised crime have, in fact, acted as the chief architects of Libyas fuel-smuggling industry, often with backing from foreign states. Some of the imported fuel has also been , where it has prolonged that countrys civil war.