Police Arrest Four Drug Dealers in Dahiyeh and Dawhet Aramoun
The Internal Security Forces arrested three people involved in smuggling narcotics in the southern suburbs of Beirut (Dahiyeh), an ISF statement said on Friday.
“The Anti-Drug Bureau in Beirut and Mount Lebanon obtained information about a drug dealer in the neighborhoods of al-Sfeir and Ghobeiri,” said the statement.
“The Anti-Drug Bureau raided the location south of Beirut, arresting Lebanese M.M, N.M. and M.Q.” it added.
“The police seized 1.5 kilo grams of hashish, 300 grams of Salvia divinorum, a balance scale and small plastic bags for packaging the drugs. They also seized a military Astra caliber of 7.5 mm with 9 unusable bullets and an illegal motorcycle.
It said M.M. already had one arrest warrant against him.
In a separate operation, the ISF arrested another drug dealer in the area of Dawhet Aramoun after raiding his home.
“The house of the suspect, M.S., was searched and the police found a number of transparent plastic boxes that contained 276 grams of cocaine, plastic bags for the purpose of packaging, 5 mobile handsets, a balance scale, 5 colanders, a 9 mm pistol and 4 bullets in addition to sums of money,” an ISF statement had said Friday.
The suspect already had an arrest warrant on charges of stealing and cheque fraud, embezzlement and drug offenses.
Investigation is underway under the supervision of the related authorities.
Source: Naharnet
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