A major crackdown in western Libya has resulted in the detention of 4,000 migrants, including hundreds of women and children, according to officials.
The raids took place on Friday in the western town of Gargaresh as part of what authorities described as a security campaign against undocumented migration and drug trafficking. The interior ministry, which led the crackdown, made no mention of any traffickers or smugglers being arrested.
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