After a lion cub went missing days ago in Tripoli, a citizen found it inside a project in Zaitoun Abi Samra. A patrol from the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces attended to follow up on the circumstances of its escape and shelter. ⚠️ Welcome to Ibrahim Hadara's farm ⚠️ The news circulated today about the escape of a cub from one of the farms in the Abi Samra area of #Tripoli is linked to a wildlife trader who violated the CITES agreement that Lebanon signed in 2013, which is a global treaty prohibiting the trade of endangered animals. The accused... pic.twitter.com/lYQ9opLpXq— Ghina (@GhinaNahfawi) March 5, 2024
The environmental public prosecutor transferred the file from the Abi Samra detachment of the Internal Security Forces to the Tripoli investigators to further investigate with the accused Ibrahim Hadara, who owned the cub. Meanwhile, the caretaker of the complex where the cub was found is under investigation as no crime has been proven against him. According to the information, Ibrahim Hadara confirmed during interrogations that he bought the cub from Wadi Khaled, and the investigations are ongoing to verify its source and whether it is part of an illegal wildlife trafficking operation.
