📰 2 sources 3 articles · 11 Nov 2026, 07:42 → 37 minutes ago

Inspection campaign in Sidon and the South: 350 kg of meat seized, a Syrian worker arrested and shops closed

Inspectors from the regional health service in the South Lebanon governorate, backed by the State Security office, carried out inspection rounds on meat refrigerators, chicken slaughterhouses and shops in Sidon and the South, acting on a directive from the appellate public prosecutor in the South, Judge Zaher Hamada. The rounds resulted in the seizure of 350 kg of cattle meat and offal being collected in a tin shack on the Sidon seaside road, the arrest of a Syrian worker, and the sealing of refrigerators with red wax and destruction of the meat at a landfill.

📍 Where things stand: So far the campaign has resulted in the seizure of 350 kg of meat, the arrest of a Syrian worker and the closure of refrigerators and shops, amid media reports describing the shack as teeming with rodents.

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11 Nov 2026, 07:42 Inspectors from the regional Health Ministry service in the South intensified their inspection rounds in Sidon and the South to pursue owners of meat and chicken shops violating health standards. Acting on a directive from the appellate public prosecutor in the South, Judge Zaher Hamada, inspectors backed by a State Security team toured central refrigerators for chilled meat and issued warnings to some of them, raided chicken slaughterhouses and issued notices against their owners, and closed a shop selling lists.
11 Nov 2026, 15:23 Monitoring teams from the regional health service in the South Lebanon governorate, backed by the State Security regional office in the South, seized 350 kg of cattle meat and offal that a Syrian worker was collecting in a tin shack on the Sidon seaside road and selling to shops amid a total absence of health conditions. The refrigerators were sealed with red wax, the meat was destroyed at a landfill, and the Syrian worker was arrested on the directive of the appellate public prosecutor in the South, Judge Zaher Hamada.
11 Nov 2026, 15:24 Media reports covered a health scandal in Sidon, describing meat moving from a "shack teeming with rodents" to meat shops, without further details.

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