State Security arrests 8 drug dealers and seizes weapons and large quantities of prohibited substances

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

As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces units to curb drug trafficking and distribution across various Lebanese regions, and following intelligence provided to the Information Branch regarding the activity of several drug trafficking networks in a number of areas, and as a result of follow-up and intensified patrols in areas where dealers are active, patrols from the aforementioned branch conducted ambushes and raids on different dates in the areas of: Burj al-Barajneh, Nabaa, Zuq, Ouzai, Tyre, Tripoli, Dikweneh, Sabtiyeh, and arrested /8/ individuals from several drug trafficking networks, caught in the act,

/5/ motorcycles used in distribution operations were seized, including:

M. Y. (born in 1980, Lebanese) who is wanted by the judiciary under two judicial warrants for theft.

B. N. (born in 1980, Syrian) against whom there is a search and arrest warrant for theft.

M. M. (born in 1994, Syrian)

M. A. D. (born in 1995, Palestinian) who has previous convictions for drug offenses.

A. N. (born in 1994, Syrian)

M. M. (born in 1994, Lebanese) who also has previous convictions for theft and shooting crimes.

I. A. (born in 2002, Syrian)

A. Q. (born in 2008, Syrian).

A large quantity of narcotic substances was found in their possession (cocaine, base, foreign cocaine, hashish, white powder substance, solid substance, marijuana, crystal, liquid substance, Captagon and colored drug pills, Salvia, liquid substance inside medical syringes, mobile phones, cash amounts, and forged documents). In addition, rolling papers, empty bags, papers, boxes, and tools used for packaging and consuming drugs were seized.

Also, at the home of the detainee (M. Y.), where he stores and packages drugs, a quantity of narcotics and /13/ motorcycles, a Kalashnikov rifle with /5/ magazines, two military pistols with two magazines, a quantity of ammunition, a hunting rifle, /5/ sensitive scales, /15/ mobile phones, mobile phone batteries, and motorcycle keys of various types were seized.

Upon interrogation, they confessed to what was attributed to them. The necessary legal procedures were carried out against them, and they were handed over along with the seized items to the competent authority, based on the instruction of the competent judiciary.