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Lebanon Arrests Assad Cousin and Zaiter Son | Lebanon News
Lebanon’s army just pulled off a high-profile double arrest in the Bekaa Valley — nabbing Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, son of a cousin to Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, and Ali Zaiter, son of notorious Lebanese drug lord Nouh Zaiter. Both were caught with drugs, sparking regional buzz as Syria and Lebanon navigate a fragile reset after Assad’s fall and Hezbollah’s declining clout. The arrests come amid a broader crackdown: just last month, a former Syrian general was extradited for torture charges, and earlier this month, Lebanese forces detained a Syrian ex-intel officer allegedly…
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