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Beirut and Mount Lebanon's Drug Lord, 'Nice Guy,' in Custody

The Judicial Police detained on Tuesday Beirut and Mount Lebanon's “biggest” drug dealer, who has over 50 arrest warrants against him.

"The Central Anti-Drug Bureau and the Anti-Drug Bureau in the South were able to arrest A. N., 31, in the Faraya region (in Mount Lebanon),” the Internal Security Forces said in a communique.

The detainee A. N., who is also known as “Nice Guy,” is one of the biggest drug lords in Beirut and Mount Lebanon and he operates a network of dealers who are active in nightclubs and other places in these two governorates.

"The arrested man is wanted on over 56 arrest warrants and judicial rulings that range between 50 to 100 million Lebanese pounds,” the statement explained.

"He has also 3 search and investigation reports against him, all on charges of dealing with illegal substance,” it added.

The ISF noted that investigation in this case is ongoing under the supervision of the relevant judicial authority.

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