Army seizes 22 kg of hashish, destroys 14 cannabis tents in Dar al-Wasaa
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.
🇱🇧 Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek · Lebanon
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 22 kg
The Lebanese Army Command’s Directorate of Orientation said in a statement dated 13 October 2026 that a unit raided the homes of wanted men in Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek.[1] Troops seized about 22 kg of hashish and about 22,000 Captagon pills.[1]
They destroyed 14 tents used for growing marijuana and arrested two Syrians, identified only as M.H. and A.B., for working with a wanted man.[1] The army said the seized drugs were handed to the competent authorities and an investigation was opened under judicial supervision.[1]
The same statement says other army units arrested 134 Syrians in al-Mushrifah–Hermel, Madfoun–Batroun, Chadra, Dabbabiyeh and Wadi Khaled–Akkar for being in the country illegally.[1]
Sources
- Lebanese Army Seizes a Quantity of Drugs, Destroys 14 Tents Used for Marijuana Cultivation, and Arrests 136 Syrians. Lebanese Army, 13 October 2026. Archived copy.