Libyan authorities accuse Al-Qaeda of sending in drugs

Libyan authorities accused Al-Qaeda on Thursday of trying to smuggle 37 million painkillers into the country to alter the minds of young people to join a revolt against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Mahmoud Ali, who said he was the head of Libya's anti-narcotics department, said authorities had intercepted shipments of Tramadol which had originated in Dubai and were purchased by a Libyan drug dealer with ties to Al-Qaeda. (Reuters)