OFAC Issues Sanctions for Smuggling Through Libya
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned three people, one entity and one vessel for using Libya to smuggle fuel and illegal drugs, OFAC said Aug. 6. The designations target Libyan national Faysal al-Wadi, his vessel Maraya, his two associates Musbah Mohamad Wadi and Nourddin Milood Musbah, and the Malta-based company Alwefaq Ltd.
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Al-Wadi works with a “network of smugglers” in North Africa and Southern Europe to illegally move fuel and drugs from and through Libya and Malta, OFAC said. Competition for control of the smuggling routes is “key driver of conflict” in Libya, the agency said.