Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The Lebanese Army confirmed on August 6 the death of three of the countrys most dangerous and notorious drug traffickers in a rare and high-profile armed clash in the Bekaa Valleys troubled city of Baalbek. The operation, carried out in the notorious Sharawneh neighborhood, is being hailed by Lebanese media as a major milestone in the countrys long-running war on drugs – and a clear signal that the era of impunity for powerful armed criminals may be coming to an end.

The clash unfolded in the Sharawneh neighborhood of Baalbek, an area notorious for harboring arms and narcotics traffickers. According to the Lebanese Army Command, troops were pursuing a vehicle carrying wanted members of the influential Zeaiter ...