Nouh Zaiter

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Nouh Zaiter (Arabic: نوح زعيتر) is a Lebanese drug lord and a leader of an armed militia in the Beqaa Valley, involved in drug trafficking and arms dealing in Lebanon and the Middle East. He's often in the news due to his alleged connections with Hezbollah and the former Syrian regime, and his involvement in the arms and drug trade, particularly Captagon and Hashish. Zaiter was arrested by the Lebanese Armed Forces on November 20th, 2025 in an ambush in Kneisseh. Prior to that, he was sentenced in absentia to life in prison with hard labor by a Lebanese military court in 2021 for drug crimes, and to death by hanging in October 2024 for shooting at a member of the armed forces with the intent to kill, which resulted in the death of Corporal Shamss and injuries to others. In 2023 he was sanctioned by the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union for his involvement in manufacturing and smuggling of Captagon.