Father Turns Daughter into an Accomplice in Drug Dealing
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that a man and his daughter were arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs using a taxi in the Keserwan and Metn areas.
In a statement, the ISF Directorate General said the arrest was made on October 21, 2026, following surveillance and monitoring by the Central Anti-Drug Bureau. An ISF patrol set up an ambush in Sin el-Fil and caught the suspects in the act of selling drugs from their Nissan taxi, which had a public transport license plate.
The suspects were identified as B. A., a Lebanese man born in 1961, and his daughter T. A., a Lebanese woman born in 1996. She was allegedly assisting her father in the drug distribution operation.
A search of the suspects and their vehicle led to the seizure of the following:
- 10 Captagon pills.
- 40 bottles of ketamine.
- 75 ecstasy (XTC) pills.
- 12 packages of cannabis, weighing a total of 483 grams gross.
- 8 packages of marijuana, weighing a total of 142 grams gross.
- 3 bags of hallucinogenic mushrooms, weighing a total of 24 grams gross.
- 5 bottles of GBL liquid.
- 14 sachets of cocaine base, weighing a total of 30 grams gross.
- 13 sachets of pink cocaine, weighing a total of 49 grams gross.
- 140 sachets of cocaine, weighing a total of 496 grams gross.
- An undisclosed amount of cash.
The ISF said legal proceedings had been initiated against the two suspects, while investigations remain ongoing under the supervision of the competent judicial authorities to identify and arrest others involved in the case.
