Topic: Bekaa Valley

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The fertile Bekaa Valley in Lebanon is identified as a major center for opium production, historically protected by Syrian occupation forces. Estulin claims that Rifat Assad, the uncle of the Syrian president, was a CIA asset who managed the narcotics enterprise. He also links Syrian drug dealers to figures like Oliver North during the 1980s, alleging that the U.S. government protected drug pipelines in exchange for help with hostages.