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In the heart of Tahwita al-Ghadir… A network flooding Dahieh, Khaldeh, and Dora with drugs and weapons falls in a special operation by the Mount Lebanon Intelligence Unit.

8/10/2025

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division
The following statement:

As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces to combat all types of crimes and arrest those involved, the Mount Lebanon Intelligence Unit (part of the Regional Gendarmerie) received information regarding four of the most dangerous individuals wanted for drug and weapons trafficking operating in the Tahwita al-Ghadir area.

Investigations revealed that this network used its base in Tahwita al-Ghadir as a primary distribution hub for supplying drugs to dealers in the southern suburbs (Dahieh), Khaldeh, and Dora.

As a result of intensive surveillance and field investigations, and after a period of precise monitoring, one of the unit’s patrols successfully carried out a well-planned ambush, which led to the arrest of the four network members in the mentioned area while they were moving in two vehicles:

A brown Kia

A white Toyota RAV4 SUV

The arrested individuals are:

Y. Z. (born in 1968, Lebanese)

M. Z. (born in 1986, Lebanese)

A. Z. (born in 1994, Lebanese)

M. D. (born in 1992, Lebanese)

It was also found that the second individual is wanted by the judiciary under two criminal judgments related to the transportation of weapons and ammunition, threats, and resisting law enforcement officers.

Upon searching them, the following were seized:

396 plastic containers filled with narcotic substances, packaged and ready for distribution

6 military-grade weapons and 4 hunting rifles of various types

7 mobile phones

$4,700 in U.S. currency

The detainees and the seized items were handed over to the competent authorities for the necessary legal action, under the supervision of the competent judiciary. Work is ongoing to arrest the remaining members of the network.

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