BEIRUT: A fugitive Syrian national was arrested as well as his Lebanese partner, who was serving a life sentence, the Internal Security Forces said Tuesday.
Police also busted two drug dealers preparing to sell 340 kilograms of Captagon pills.
The fugitives, described as "dangerous," were identified as Syrian national M.J., 37, who had been sentenced to death for murdering a woman during an attempted robbery.
His accomplice, a 21 year old Lebanese man, was also arrested having been on the run since a life sentence was issued against him.
The two confessed to having committed more than 20 robberies against Syrians in Sidon, Shoueifat, Khaldeh, Aramoun and Bshamoun. They used several vehicles, including a silver and black Kia Picanto and a Honda motorcycle to commit their alleged crimes.
The convicts were arrested after a police bust. A pistol, a hand grenade, a walkie-talkie, a knife, a black mask, five cellphones, an unspecified quantity of hashish and a fake identity cards were also found in their possession.
The ISF called on those who believe to have been the victims of the two men to provide testimony to the Asaad Daher Barrack in Warwar, or to call 05/467051, 05/467919.
Separately, the police discovered nearly two million Captagon pills on Monday in an apartment used to stock drugs for export, the ISF said in another statement Tuesday.
Two suspects were arrested at the apartment, 25-year-old Syrian national S. H., 30, and 45-year-old Lebanese S. J.
Police discovered Thursday about 1 million Captagon pills hidden inside furniture set to be exported from Lebanon.
The drugs, which were destined for an unspecified Gulf country, were found during a police raid on a factory in the coastal city of Byblos.
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