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Israeli soldier among arrested ‘Hezbollah spies’

Israel has arrested a soldier and several civilians suspected of spying for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and smuggling drugs. (more…)

Israeli officer accused of spying for Hezbollah

An Israeli warrant officer and five Israeli citizens are suspected of working with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the Israeli military said Wednesday.

The Israeli military said Wednesday that a warrant officer working with Israeli forces and “a number of Israeli civilians” were involved in drug smuggling activities in Israel and Lebanon. The identity of the prime suspect is still under a gag order. (more…)

Major drug dealer arrested in a southern Beirut Suburb

Judicial police arrested a “major drug dealer” and seven addicts in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the National News Agency reported Sunday. (more…)

Lebanese authorities destroy opium fields

Security forces on Wednesday began destroying poppy fields in eastern Lebanon in a campaign aimed at stamping out drug production.

Voice of Lebanon radio said the destruction of the fields in the barren terrains of Hermel began in the morning and will continue until police eradicate remaining plantations in the area. (more…)

Lebanon thwarts a major drug smuggling operation

Lebanese Customs thwarted a major drug smuggling operation through Beirut port acting customs chief Shafiq Merhi said during a press conference on Monday. (more…)

Lebanon arrests one of the most wanted drug dealers

Lebanon’s Internal security forces on Wednesday arrested in the Bekaa town of Britel one of the main heroin and cocaine dealers who is wanted on 387 arrest warrants. (more…)

Heroin addiction on the rise in Lebanon

heroin - blacktarThere is a rising problem among Lebanon’s youth which many are trying to ignore.

Lebanon, which is known internationally for its long history of drug cultivation, now has a rising number of addicts overwhelming the country’s drug rehabilitation centers.

“There are an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 drug addicts in Lebanon, and around 75 percent of them are heroin addicts,” (more…)

Geagea: There is a campaign against LF from behind the border

geagea 040808- 2Following the weekly meeting of the Lebanese Forces parliamentary bloc in Maarab, L F leader Samir Geagea admitted that “most Ouyoun Orghosh residents are LF supporters, including those detained over this case.”

He was responding to the media reports of March 8.

He said ” the allegations in the media reports are not based on any concrete evidence, ” adding that he is waiting for “the Judiciary to say its final word on the issue.” (more…)

Aoun: Drug trade is up, should be controlled

aoun defChange and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun briefed the media following his bloc’s weekly meeting on Tuesday

Drugs

He called for giving high importance to the issue of drug use in the country.

“Drug trade in Lebanon has increased, especially within the youth, and should be controlled, he said.” (more…)

Lebanon arrests a Saudi Prince at Beirut airport

The Lebanese Internal Security Forces have seized 16 grams of cocaine from a Saudi Prince at Rafik Hariri International Airport, As Safir daily reported Thursday.
The newspaper said that 51-year-old Y.B.A.A. was arrested on Tuesday before boarding an Air France flight to Paris. (more…)

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