(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — Lebanese police busted a prostitution ring run by Syrian and Lebanese partners on Saturday in the Kaslik area of Kesrouan, after receiving a tip about the group, according to the Internal Security Forces.
In a statement, security officials said they raided the location in Kaslik and arrested a 39-year-old Syrian and a 34-year-old Lebanese, who were alleged to have ran the prostitution ring together.
Six Syrian women were also arrested on charges of prostitution, including a 19-year-old. The women confessed to the charges and said they had also sold drugs to their clients.
At the Syrian suspect’s apartment in Sarba, the Jounieh area of Lebanon, police found six grams of hashish.
The eight-strong ring was also charged with drug abuse and trafficking.