Farmers’ Livelihoods Being Affected by Amphetamine Trafficking in Lebanon

Farmers in Lebanon have been hit particularly hard by the country’s ongoing economic crisis, and their condition has deteriorated since Saudi Arabia banned agricultural imports from the country. The Saudi prohibition is aimed at drug trafficking, notably the amphetamine Captagon, which is produced in Hezbollah-controlled areas of Lebanon and frequently smuggled out of the country through farm exports. From Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Anchal Vohra reports for VOA