Police Detain Two Syrian Drug Dealers in Mkalles Linked to 'Abu Salle' Gang

The Internal Security Forces said it arrested two drug dealers on Tuesday in Metn's Mkalles area, it said in a statement released on Thursday.

The agency stated that it was on a mission to clamp down on a drug gang that works for a senior dealer nicknamed Abu Sale when it arrested the suspects, two Syrian nationals.

Two other suspects who worked for the same ring were arrested a few days ago, it added.

The police confiscated large amounts of drugs that were neatly packed in bags ready to be traded. They found cocaine, hashish and seized around LL600 thousand in cash.

The defendants have confessed to their crime and admitted to have obtained the material from Abu Salle through an intermediary.