Mount Lebanon 'Top Drug Dealer' Arrested at Hotel

One of the most notorious drug dealers has been arrested at a hotel in the Mount Lebanon region, the army announced on Wednesday.

“As part of the crackdown on drug dealers in the various Lebanese regions, and following follow-up, the Intelligence Directorate managed in a special operation to arrest one of the most notorious drug dealers in Mount Lebanon, M.B., at one of the region's hotels,” the army said in a statement.

It said the man is “the main partner of the fugitive Ali Monzer Zoaiter, aka Abu Salleh.”

“He was arrested along with a female accomplice, L.H., after being detected by the aforementioned directorate as they were selling drugs in the Dbaye area,” the army added.

“A quantity of various narcotics in addition to various weapons and ammunition were seized in their possession as investigations got underway under the supervision of the relevant judicial authorities,” the military said in its statement.