Army holds man with hashish among 28 held in Lebanon sweep
Lebanese army units detained 28 people in raids and checkpoints across several regions. At the al-Sufri checkpoint in Baalbek, soldiers arrested a man for shooting and seized a quantity of hashish from him.
Lebanese army units detained 28 people in raids and temporary checkpoints
carried out across several Lebanese regions.[1][2][3][4][5]The army said the sweep was
aimed at pursuing troublemakers and combating human smuggling.[1][2][3][6]
The measures included raids after armed incidents in Laylaki–Baabda, Fnaydeq and
Akkar al-Atiqa and checks at checkpoints including Ras Baalbek and Deir Ammar.[1]At the al-Sufri checkpoint in Baalbek, soldiers arrested a citizen
identified only as M.K. for shooting and seized a quantity of hashish found in
his possession.[1][2][3][4][6]The Arabic army statement calls the seized drug hashish du
kif, meaning cannabis resin.[7]
The same sweep also produced the arrest of a Syrian wanted over an earlier car
bombing in Ain al-Hilweh camp.[1][4]The army said the seized items were handed
over and questioning of the detainees began under the supervision of the
competent judicial authority.[1][2][4][6]The army said efforts were continuing to
arrest others involved in the shooting incidents.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
28
Agency
Lebanese Army
Agency type
Military
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Possession
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Baalbek-Hermel
Date
Publication date
Sources
Daily Beirutdailybeirut.comFRL'armée arrête 28 personnes lors de raids sécuritaires dans plusieurs régions libanaises
هنا لبنانthisislebanon.comARالجيش يوسّع حملاته الأمنية في مناطق لبنانية عدّة... توقيف 28 شخصًا بينهم مطلوب بتفخيخ سيارة
Elnashra Newselnashra.comARالجيش ينفّذ تدابير أمنية في عدد من المناطق في البقاع والشمال وجبل لبنان ويوقف 3 مواطنين و25 سوريًّا ويضبط أسلحة وذخائر حربية
No weight or measured quantity was given for the hashish seized at the al-Sufri checkpoint.
No separate date was given for the raids and checkpoints; 8 November 2026 is the publication date of the reports and of the army statement and is used as the incident date.
The French account identifies the hashish detainee as (M.K.) while the Arabic account renders the initials as (م.ق.); only initials were published.
No charge, plea or court outcome was reported beyond questioning under the supervision of the competent judicial authority.
No weight or measured quantity was given for the hashish seized at the al-Safri checkpoint.
No weight or measured quantity was given for the hashish seized at the al-Sufri checkpoint in this account.
No separate date was given for the raids and checkpoints; 8 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
No weight or measured quantity for the seized hashish was published in this account.
No separate date is given for the checkpoints; 8 November 2026 is the date of the army statement and of publication.
Only the detainee's initials (م.ق.) were published, and this account gives no charge, plea or court outcome beyond questioning under the competent judicial authority.
Lebanon's Internal Security Forces arrested eight people from several drug-dealing networks in ambushes and raids on different dates in Bourj al-Barajneh, Nabaa, Zouk, Ouzai, Tyre, Tripoli, Dekwaneh and Sabtiyeh. Officers seized hashish, marijuana and other drugs along with 18 motorcycles and several firearms, but published no weights for any of the drugs.
Mount Lebanon's judicial police, part of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces, arrested five people in four operations in Beirut and its southern suburbs on 6 and 7 November 2026. In Sabra they found a stolen-motorcycle store with six bikes, 23 bags of marijuana and 24 bags of hashish; a separate arrest in Roueiss was for suspected drug dealing.
Lebanese Army intelligence arrested a suspected drug dealer in an ambush in Jabal Mohsen, seizing more than 10 kg of hashish from his possession. The suspect and the seized hashish were held pending the necessary legal procedures in accordance with due process.
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.
