4 Held in Hamra over Drug-Related Money Transfers
Four people have been arrested on Beirut's Hamra Street on charges of receiving money transfers on behalf of “one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the Bekaa region,” the army said on Thursday.
An army statement said the four suspects were apprehended by an Intelligence Directorate patrol on Tuesday after a surveillance operation, identifying them as Suheil Mohammed Jaafar, Abbas Suheil Jaafar, Hammouda Suheil Jaafar and Zeinab Mohammed al-Husseini.
The four were part of “a cell that was receiving hefty money transfers” on behalf of the drug kingpin.
“A large sum of money was seized in their possession and they were referred along with the seized funds to the relevant authorities,” the statement said.
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