Today, Thursday, the correspondent of “Sky News Arabia” in Beirut reported that 3 soldiers were killed in clashes with drug dealers in the town of Hortala in the Bekaa.
The soldiers came under fire and returned to the sources of fire, which resulted in injuries on both sides.
The army often carries out raids in this region in search of those wanted for drug trafficking, especially the “Captagon” pills, the manufacture of which has increased in the country during the past years.