The Lebanese army arrested 33 people overnight, confiscating stolen items and drugs as part of the ongoing crackdown on outlaws in the villages of northeast Lebanon.
In a statement released just before midnight Saturday, the army said it apprehended 33 suspects and fugitives but did not specify which villages they were from.
The military said nine automobiles and 26 motorcycles were also confiscated due to lack of legal papers, in addition to an unidentified quantity of “drugs, military equipment, light weapons and ammunition.”
Saturday night was the third day of raids in a joint army, Internal Security Forces and General Security plan to restore the rule of law in the largely abandoned eastern area.
A security source told The Daily Star that Saturday’s raids were mostly concentrated in Maqneh, just north of Baalbek, after targeting the towns of Brital, Hor Taala, Doris and al-Hammoudieh a day earlier.
ISF also announced that it had confiscated two stolen cars and arrested four suspects over crimes related to theft, money forgery and weapons trade.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese army raided a drug factory in al-Hammoudieh, seizing a quantity of drugs and manufacturing equipment, a statement said.
103 suspects in total have been apprehended since the launching of the security operation Thursday.
