BEIRUT: Police confiscated more than 12,000 kilograms of hashish after a raid in the Beirut suburb of Dikwaneh Friday, arresting five people and seizing a cache of weapons.
The group, four Lebanese nationals and one Syrian, were arrested after a brief exchange of fire with the police north of Beirut.
Police confiscated an M4 rifle, two shotguns and a pistol along with 582 of ammunition, in addition to 12,750 kilograms of hashish, 444 grams of cocaine, 1,406 grams of Salvia divinorum and 873 captagon pills.
The detainees included two 17-year-old boys, both Lebanese.
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