Arrest of Drug Dealers in the Act

The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division issued the following statement:

"The special unit in the Judicial Police had information about the use of a 'shop' in the Tabbanah-Tripoli area for drug trafficking.

On November 6, 2023, after monitoring and surveillance, a force from the aforementioned unit raided the place and arrested two suspects of the Lebanese nationality in the act.

While they were selling drugs, they were found in possession of a military pistol, a quantity of narcotic pills and hashish - prepared for promotion - a sensitive scale, and mobile devices.

They and the seized items were deposited at the Regional Drug Control Office - Tripoli, to take the necessary legal action against them, in accordance with the competent judiciary's directive."