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Hezbollah member wanted by INTERPOL arrested in Brazil

Fadi Hassan Nabha had been banned from the country in May

Camila Boehm and Bruno Bocchini report from Agência Brasil

Published on 29/07/2016 - 10:29

São Paulo

Brazilian police arrested Fadi Hassan Nabha, a Lebanese national who is a member of Hezbollah, on Thursday night (Jul. 28) in São Paulo. He had been wanted by INTERPOL for international drug trafficking since 2013.

Brazil's Ministry of Justice had banned 42-year-old Nabha from the country in May, according to the São Paulo Military Police.

He was sent to the Federal Police headquarters in São Paulo.

Translated by Mayra Borges

Fonte: Hezbollah member wanted by INTERPOL arrested in Brazil

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