Lebanese food influencer sentenced to life for drug smuggling
Summary
A popular Lebanese food influencer known as Dr Food was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor for smuggling hashish hidden in cake packaging. The drugs were transported from Lebanon to Turkey and then shipped internationally. The influencer and others were convicted under Lebanon’s Narcotics Law and were sentenced in their absence.Key Facts
- Dr Food is a Lebanese food influencer with over five million TikTok followers.
- He was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor and fined 120 million Lebanese pounds (about $1,341).
- The drug smuggling involved 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of hashish hidden in cake packaging from Baalbek in eastern Lebanon.
- The drugs were transported to Turkey and then shipped to other countries.
- The sentencing happened after a 2024 drug bust and was issued by Judge Elie al-Helou.
- Dr Food and others convicted were also stripped of their civil rights.
- The influencer was charged last year with manufacturing, trafficking, and smuggling drugs abroad.
- Dr Food appears to be out of Lebanon, and his social media hasn’t mentioned the court decision.
- Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley is a well-known area for hashish production.
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