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News record13 October 2026Eradication

Lebanese Army seizes about 22 kg of hashish and 22,000 Captagon pills, destroys 14 cannabis tents and arrests two Syrians at Dar al-Wasaa in Baalbek

The Lebanese Army Command's Directorate of Orientation said in a statement dated 13 October 2026 that an army unit raided the residences of wanted individuals in Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek, and seized about 22 kg of hashish and about 22,000 Captagon pills. The statement says the unit also destroyed 14 tents used for marijuana cultivation and arrested two Syrians for collaborating with a wanted individual. The seized items were handed over to the relevant authorities and an investigation was opened with the arrested men under judicial supervision. Ici Beyrouth's report of the statement speaks of 14 cannabis greenhouses.

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Date13 Oct 2026

CategoryEradication

CountryLebanon

State / provinceBaalbek-Hermel

District / areaBaalbek

LocalityDar al-Wasaa

AgencyLebanese Army

Coordinates34.11, 36.06

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-10-13 Eradication Lebanese Army seizes about 22 kg of hashish and 22,000 Captagon pills, destroys 14 cannabis tents and arrests two Syrians at Dar al-Wasaa in Baalbek The Lebanese Army Command's Directorate of Orientation said in a statement dated 13 October 2026 that an army unit raided the residences of wanted individuals in Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek, and seized about 22 kg of hashish and about 22,000 Captagon pills. The statement says the unit also destroyed 14 tents used for marijuana cultivation and arrested two Syrians for collaborating with a wanted individual. The seized items were handed over to the relevant authorities and an investigation was opened with the arrested men under judicial supervision. Ici Beyrouth's report of the statement speaks of 14 cannabis greenhouses. https://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/en/content/lebanese-army-seizes-quantity-drugs-destroys-14-tents-used-marijuana-cultivation-and-arrests https://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/sites/default/files/field/images/10 26/thumb/PNL13102026121018 01.jpg Lebanon Baalbek-Hermel Baalbek Dar al-Wasaa 34° 6' 36.00" N, 36° 3' 36.00" E event site Lebanese Army