9th prostitution ring uncovered in Jezzine

Nine cases of women trafficking rings were uncovered since the beginning of the year, the latest last Friday. General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) statement announced the arrest of four persons at a tourist resort in Jezzine, South Lebanon. The identified suspects, R.T (Lebanese woman, born in 1994); K.J (Lebanese man, born 1958) and M.K (Syrian man, 1993) were detained for drug use and the facilitation of prostitution. Cocaine and hashish that were in their possession were seized, in addition to an amount of cash needed to procure drugs and sustain sex work, the ISF statement said. The chief dealer H.Y (Lebanese man, 1972) was also captured and admitted taking drugs from a supplier in Beirut’s southern suburbs. (Al Mustaqbal 14 August 2017)

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