BEIRUT: At least 20 people, including a Chinese national, are in police custody and being investigated for violating food safety laws, Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi said Monday.
Qortbawi, who spoke during a news conference at the ministry, said that among those detained, seven were from Beirut and another seven were picked up in Mount Lebanon, one of whom is a Chinese national.
Four people in Tripoli have also been detained, along with one in Nabatieh, and one in South Lebanon, with the latter awaiting the results of laboratory testing before the investigations continue. Arrest warrants in absentia have been issued for another two individuals who remain at large, the minister said.
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