{"version":1,"id":"lb","name":"Lebanon","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/lb/","count":6,"totals":{"reports":6,"arrested":2,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":18,"kg_seized":60022,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":2,"seizure":1,"raid":2,"arrest":1,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-26","reports":[{"id":"hermel-jbab-el-hamr-eradication","code":"CET-6CZ5A1","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/hermel-jbab-el-hamr-eradication/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/6CZ5A1/","date":"2026-10-26","country":"lb","country_name":"Lebanon","place":"Jabab al-Hamr, Hermel","coordinates":[34.39,36.4],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":["seizure"],"title":"Army destroys 180 dunums of cannabis near Hermel","summary":"The Lebanese Army said it destroyed about 180 dunums of cannabis and seized about 60 tonnes of the crop at Jabab al-Hamr near Hermel on 26 October 2026. A next-day newsletter roundup confirmed the figures and noted a related arrest in Brital.","status":"verified","figures":{"kg_seized":60000,"hectares":18},"tags":["hermel"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"الجيش يتلف حوالي ١٨٠ دنمًا من حشيشة الكيف في منطقة جباب الحمر – الهرمل وينفذ عمليات دهم في منطقتَي بريتال - بعلبك وبني صخر - عكار، ويوقف مطلوبين","url":"https://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/ar/content/الجيش-يتلف-حوالي-١٨٠-دنمًا-من-حشيشة-الكيف-في-منطقة-جباب-الحمر-–-الهرمل-وينفذ-عمليات-دهم-في","publisher":"Lebanese Army","date":"2026-10-26","archived":null},{"title":"Hezbollah's quiet rearmament","url":"https://sobhiye.news/news/2026-10-27-hezbollahs-quiet-rearmament","publisher":"Sobhiye","date":"2026-10-27","archived":null}]},{"id":"dar-al-wasaa-raid-hashish-tents","code":"CET-Y5C4CB","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/dar-al-wasaa-raid-hashish-tents/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Y5C4CB/","date":"2026-10-13","country":"lb","country_name":"Lebanon","place":"Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek","coordinates":[34.11,36.06],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Army seizes 22 kg of hashish, destroys 14 cannabis tents in Dar al-Wasaa","summary":"The Lebanese Army raided wanted men's homes in Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek, seizing 22 kg of hashish and 22,000 Captagon pills, destroying 14 cannabis-growing tents and arresting two Syrians. The drugs were handed to the authorities and an investigation opened.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":22},"tags":["baalbek"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Lebanese Army Seizes a Quantity of Drugs, Destroys 14 Tents Used for Marijuana Cultivation, and Arrests 136 Syrians","url":"https://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/en/content/lebanese-army-seizes-quantity-drugs-destroys-14-tents-used-marijuana-cultivation-and-arrests","publisher":"Lebanese Army","date":"2026-10-13","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261015073941/https://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/en/content/lebanese-army-seizes-quantity-drugs-destroys-14-tents-used-marijuana-cultivation-and-arrests"}]},{"id":"lebanon-zeaiter-arrest-2025","code":"CET-BJRB3Y","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lebanon-zeaiter-arrest-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/BJRB3Y/","date":"2025-11-20","country":"lb","country_name":"Lebanon","place":null,"coordinates":[33.921,35.878],"precision":"country","type":"arrest","also":[],"title":"Lebanon arrests a sanctioned cannabis and Captagon trafficker","summary":"The army arrested Nouh Zeaiter, a US-sanctioned Captagon and cannabis trafficker, at Kneiseh in Baalbek-Hermel. He had admitted cannabis cultivation and trafficking. The arrest was one of several against Bekaa networks in 2025.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["trafficking"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lebanon-zeaiter-arrest-2025","sources":[{"title":"Drug kingpin Nouh Zaiter arrested by Lebanese army (20 November 2025)","url":"https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1485681/drug-kingpin-nouh-zaiter-arrested-by-lebanese-army.html","publisher":"L'Orient Today","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"lebanon-yammouneh-raid-2025","code":"CET-8G2G25","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lebanon-yammouneh-raid-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/8G2G25/","date":"2025-09-26","country":"lb","country_name":"Lebanon","place":null,"coordinates":[33.921,35.878],"precision":"country","type":"raid","also":[],"title":"Lebanon's army kills a clan member in a Bekaa drug raid","summary":"A drone strike attributed to the Lebanese Army in Dar al-Wassaa near Yammouneh killed Hassan Abbas Jaafar, a member of the Jaafar clan wanted for drug trafficking, killings and attacks on soldiers; two other clan members were wounded. The army did not mention the strike, saying soldiers returned fire during raids and killed a wanted man.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lebanon-yammouneh-raid-2025","sources":[{"title":"Army carries out major drug bust in Yammouneh, Jaafar clan member killed (26 September 2025)","url":"https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1478837/army-carries-out-major-drug-bust-in-yammouneh-jaafar-clan-member-killed.html","publisher":"L'Orient Today","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"lebanon-army-bekaa-raids-2025","code":"CET-HR9RM2","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lebanon-army-bekaa-raids-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/HR9RM2/","date":"2025-08-21","country":"lb","country_name":"Lebanon","place":null,"coordinates":[33.921,35.878],"precision":"country","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"Lebanon's army destroys cannabis fields in the northern Bekaa","summary":"Army units destroyed cannabis fields in Zarazir, Deir al-Ahmar and Shleefa in the northern Bekaa, including plants grown inside homes, and arrested a suspect. The raids came the same week the government appointed the Cannabis Regulatory Authority. They were enforcement, not a change in the law.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["eradication"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lebanon-army-bekaa-raids-2025","sources":[{"title":"Army destroys cannabis fields in North Bekaa (21 August 2025)","url":"https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1474424/army-destroys-cannabis-fields-in-north-bekaa.html","publisher":"L'Orient Today","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"lebanon-airport-hashish-seizure-2024","code":"CET-4GADHH","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lebanon-airport-hashish-seizure-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/4GADHH/","date":"2024-06-13","country":"lb","country_name":"Lebanon","place":null,"coordinates":[33.921,35.878],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Lebanon seizes 6.4 kg of hashish at Beirut airport","summary":"Customs seized 6.416 kg of hashish at Beirut airport from an Egyptian traveller, hidden in a shipping suitcase and bound for an Arab country. The case was one of the few cannabis-specific seizures reported in 2024.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["trafficking"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"lebanon-airport-hashish-seizure-2024","sources":[{"title":"6.4 kg of hashish seized at Beirut airport (18 June 2024)","url":"https://www.lebanondebate.com/article/653065","publisher":"Lebanon Debate","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}