'Dangerous' Fugitive Arrested on Drug Dealing Charges

Security forces announced on Saturday arresting “one of the most dangerous fugitives” after a two-month investigation.

"After a two-month investigation, forces of the Drug Enforcement Bureau in the South and members of the central anti-drug unit were able to arrest one of them most dangerous fugitives on charges of drug dealing,” the Internal Security Forces said in a released statement.

The statement added: “Information gathered allowed us to determine the whereabouts of the fugitive and he was arrested near the Kuwaiti embassy outside Beirut.”

K.M., a Palestinian born in 1991, has 35 arrest warrants against him, and besides trafficking in drugs, he is also accused of murder crimes, opening fire and using drugs, according to the same source.

"A fake identity card and hashish were found with the detainee.”