Lebanese army detains Bashar Assad’s relative on weapons and drugs charges
Authorities said the detainees carried weapons and hashish, and one of the three held lacked documents proving legal stay in Lebanon.
- On Friday, Lebanese authorities detained Suleiman Assad and Ali Zeiter, son of suspected drug trafficker Noah Zeiter, near the northeastern city of Baalbek on weapons and drug charges.
- Many Syrian officials and relatives fled to Lebanon after the five-decade Assad family rule ended in December 2024, when Islamist rebels seized power in Syria.
- The Lebanese army detained three people, including a Syrian citizen lacking legal documentation, after discovering weapons and hashish in their possession.
- Following their arrest, the detainees were questioned under judicial supervision; the military confirmed their initials matched those of Assad and Zeiter.
- Russia currently hosts ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his younger brother, Maher Assad, while the arrest follows Lebanon's recent handover of a retired major general to Syrian authorities.
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Lebanon detains Bashar Assad relative over weapons, drug charges
Beirut: Lebanese authorities have detained a relative of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with the son of a notorious drug dealer in northeast Lebanon on charges of carrying weapons and drugs, officials and the Lebanese army said Saturday. Suleiman Assad and Ali Zeiter, son of Noah Zeiter, the suspected drug trafficker arrested last year, … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and T…
Lebanon detains Assad relative and Zeiter son near Baalbek over weapons, drugs
Lebanese authorities detained Suleiman Assad and Ali Zeiter near Baalbek over alleged weapons and drug offences. The case sharpens focus on Syrian regime-linked figures in Lebanon after Assad rule collapsed.
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Lebanese army detains Bashar Assad’s relative on weapons and drugs charges
Lebanese authorities have detained a relative of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with the son of a notorious drug dealer.
The Lebanese army on Friday arrested a relative of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and the son of notorious Lebanese drug lord Nouh Zaiter, a security source told AFP.
Suleiman al-Assad was arrested by Lebanese security services during an anti-drug operation. The post Suleiman al-Assad arrested in Lebanon – Syria seeks his extradition for war crimes appeared first on in.gr.
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