Lebanese Army destroys 180 dunums of cannabis near Hermel
The Lebanese Army said on 26 October 2026 that a unit destroyed about 180 dunums of cannabis at Jabab al-Hamr in Hermel and seized about 60 tonnes of the crop. Separate raids in Brital and Bani Sakhr led to 26 arrests on smuggling, drug and illegal-entry counts.
๐ฑ๐ง Jabab al-Hamr, Hermel district ยท Lebanon
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- Hectares
- 18
- Cannabis
- 60,000 kg
In a statement dated Monday 26 October 2026, the Lebanese Army command said a unit destroyed about 180 dunums (18 hectares) of cannabis at Jabab al-Hamr in Hermel and seized a large quantity of the crop estimated at about 60 tonnes.[1]
In parallel raids, a unit that had been watching a wanted man arrested D.S. at his home in Brital, Baalbek, for leading an armed kidnapping and robbery gang and dealing drugs; a rocket shell and drugs were found in the house.[1] Other units arrested 25 more people: three citizens held in Bani Sakhr, Akkar, for smuggling, with military weapons and ammunition seized from them, and 22 Syrians detained in Ras Baalbek, Arsal, al-Sharawneh and Qaa projects for illegal entry and moving without legal papers.[1] The seized items were handed over and the detainees questioned under the supervision of the competent judiciary.[1]
Photos and video
- Burning cannabis piles during the eradication operation (Lebanese Army photo). Photos: Lebanese Army
Sources
- ุงูุฌูุด ูุชูู ุญูุงูู ูกูจู ุฏูู ูุง ู ู ุญุดูุดุฉ ุงูููู ูู ู ูุทูุฉ ุฌุจุงุจ ุงูุญู ุฑ โ ุงููุฑู ู ููููุฐ ุนู ููุงุช ุฏูู ูู ู ูุทูุชูู ุจุฑูุชุงู - ุจุนูุจู ูุจูู ุตุฎุฑ - ุนูุงุฑุ ููููู ู ุทููุจูู. Lebanese Army, 26 October 2026. In Arabic.
Open questions the AI reported
- The statement does not give the exact dates of the destruction operation or say what happened to the 60 tonnes seized.
- The outcomes of the cases against the 26 people detained in the parallel raids are not reported.