8 killed as Lebanon army swoops on suspected drug baron

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8 killed as Lebanon army swoops on suspected drug baron
AFP
July 23, 2018 16:54

    Eight people were killed including a suspected drug trafficking baron in an army raid
    The army said it detained a further 41 people — 16 Lebanese and 25 Syrians

AFP

July 23, 2018 16:54

BEIRUT: Eight people were killed including a suspected drug trafficking baron in an army raid on his home in eastern Lebanon on Monday, the armed forces said.

“An army unit raided the house of Ali Zayd Ismail, wanted on several counts of drug trafficking in the area of Al-Hamudiya-Brital,” in the Bekaa Valley, which borders Syria, the army said.
“The unit was shot at... forcing the force’s members to retaliate, which led to the killing of eight gunmen,” it said in a statement.

The army said it detained a further 41 people — 16 Lebanese and 25 Syrians — and seized weapons and drugs.

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