Arrest20 November 2025verifiedCET-BJRB3Y

Lebanon arrests a sanctioned cannabis and Captagon trafficker

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.

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Drug kingpin Nouh Zaiter arrested by Lebanese army (20 November 2025). L'Orient Today. Arrest at Kneiseh; cannabis cultivation and trafficking admission..

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