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“Regie”: Quantities of tobacco leaves in the south seized; they belong to a non-Lebanese person who sells them to farmers for delivery at incentive prices

LebaneseInsider aggregation service13 Nov 2026 · 16:40Beirut time

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The Tobacco and Tombac Monopoly “Regie” said in a statement that it had “seized quantities of tobacco leaves in the south, after the crop handover had been completed. They belong to a non-Lebanese person identified as A.A. in the Bablieh area, who was growing huge quantities of tobacco and selling them to farmers for delivery to Regie at prices…

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The Tobacco and Tobacco Products Administration (Regie) said the case harms the future of tobacco cultivation and farmers, including in terms of tobacco quality and the purpose of supporting farmers. LBCI ↗
Regie said it froze all licences submitted by growers whose crops came from the non-Lebanese grower. LBCI ↗

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A.A.: A non-Lebanese tobacco grower in al-Babliyya, in southern Lebanon, whom Regie said cultivated large quantities of tobacco and sold it to farmers for delivery to the administration at incentive prices. LBCI ↗

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Markers locate each place approximately, not the exact site of the event. South Lebanon ↗ · Babliyeh ↗ · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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“Regie”: Quantities of tobacco leaves in the south seized; they belong to a non-Lebanese person who sells them to farmers for delivery at incentive prices