Major Drug Dealer, 3 Others Arrested in Drug Bust on Airport Highway
A major drug dealer was arrested after being wounded in a drug bust on the Beirut airport highway early Friday. A policeman was also injured in the shootout.
Security sources said anti-drug police arrested major drug dealer, identified as Ibrahim Hassan Allaw, after being dragged by drug suspects into the airport highway at dawn Friday.
They said Allaw showed up in his Nissan Sunny with three other companions.
A police patrol busted him as he attempted to conclude a heroin deal with the sellers.
It was at this point that one of his aides shot and wounded a policeman.
Allaw was wounded when policemen returned fire. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
The sources said three other drug dealers were arrested.
Police also confiscated a quantity of drugs and weapons from Allaw”s car.
Thirty-one people have been arrested over various crimes as a result of random checkpoints in Beirut and Mount Lebanon overnight.