US EditionLebanon’s army says its troops have killed 3 of the country’s most wanted drug dealers
BAALBEK, LEBANON, AUG 6 – The Lebanese army killed three notorious traffickers involved in kidnapping, armed attacks, and narcotics distribution during a targeted operation in Baalbek, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Lebanese army raided the Sharawneh neighbourhood in Baalbek, killing three drug traffickers during a vehicle chase and shootout.
- Following earlier factory busts, the army launched a security campaign months ago targeting drug traffickers, along the porous Lebanese-Syrian border.
- Judicial officials said one suspect held 115 arrest warrants and was involved in the 2023 kidnapping of a Saudi citizen in Beirut, while three suspects attacked army posts, kidnapped, and stole.
- The Lebanese army denied reports of targeting suspects’ family homes or clashing with residents in Baalbek, emphasizing its nationwide presence amid cash-strapped conditions.
- A US memo delivered last November proposes boosting army capacity and establishing a multilateral anti-drug framework, currently under discussion by the Lebanese cabinet.
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Lebanon's army says its troops have killed 3 of the country's most wanted drug dealers
The Lebanese army says it has killed three of the country’s most wanted drug dealers, who also had been involved in killing members of the military.
Lebanese army kills three top drug lords in major Baalbek raid
The Lebanese army announced on Wednesday that it had killed three of the country's most notorious drug traffickers during a major security operation in the eastern city of Baalbek. In a statement, the army said it had been pursuing a vehicle carrying three wanted men, identified by their initials as A.M.Z., known as Abu Salleh, A.A.Z., known as Sultan, and F.Z., in the Sharawneh neighbourhood of Baalbek, when a shootout broke out, killing all th…
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