2001-08-05 04:00:00 PDT Bekaa Valley, Lebanon-- For seven years, Abu Mohammed tried to support his wife and five children by growing melons. But there was never enough water, and even when weather ...

Imported hashish sustained mountain economies for centuries—until modern legalization and market economics erased it almost overnight. Traditional imported hashish—hand-rubbed Nepali charas, Lebanese ...

As in many parts of the world, Lebanon has long had a thriving underground cannabis and hashish industry, especially in regions like the Bekaa Valley, where it’s been seen for years as an alternative ...

BEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon has foiled a plot to smuggle 4 tonnes of hashish from Sidon to the Egyptian port of Alexandria, a presidency statement said on Saturday. Lebanon's leaders have ...

Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar said Monday that authorities dismantled a network that was preparing to smuggle hashish and the illicit stimulant captagon to Saudi Arabia. The Barron's news ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese police have seized about 25 tonnes of hashish that were set to be smuggled to an African state, in the country's biggest drug bust, Lebanese security forces said on Friday.