On Sunday, the famous Syrian singer Assala Nasri got arrested at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport for possessing 5.2 grams of cocaine. The substance was found in her makeup bag. Assala denied that she held this drug and claimed that somebody else must have slipped it in her bag to harm her. She took a drug test which turned out to be positive. Judge Claude Karam released her on bail. Also, the investigation is ongoing to find the source of the drug. She was eventually allowed to travel to Egypt under one condition which is to take another drug test there.
Assala’s message
This is a video of her arrival in Egypt: Some celebrities showed support to Assala:
الكبار دائماً يمتحنهم الله وأصاله كبيره روحي عندك يا أختي وقلبي بيدعيلك pic.twitter.com/hnFSNqnfG4
— Angham (@Angham) 25 June 2017
I Love heeeeer ❤️@AssalaOfficial #Assala #اصالة #رمضان @EagleFilmsAr #لا_تطفىء_الشمس pic.twitter.com/TgURe5CXh4
— Sara Abdo (@SaraNewsy) June 23, 2017
Wiam Wahhab’s thoughts on what happened
The Former Lebanese Minister of the Environment Wiam Wahhab was not pleased with the way things got handled.
هناك مئات اللبنانيين المرميين في السجون لأنهم ضيفوا رفاقاً لهم سيجارة حشيش وأصالة يتم إخلاؤها خلال ساعات وهي تحمل كمية كوكايين
— Wiam Wahhab (@wiamwahhab) June 26, 2017
Translation: “There are hundreds of Lebanese people that are imprisoned because their friends offered them hashish while Assala got released within hours and she possessed cocaine.”
القضاء اللبناني يحبس مسنّة ١٠ ايام لانها عمّرت غرفة ولم يراعي ظروفها ومرضها بالسرطان وبعشر ساعات يفرج عن مهرّبة مخدرات لأنها فنانة #مهزلة
— Wiam Wahhab (@wiamwahhab) June 26, 2017
Translation: “The Lebanese authorities imprisoned an old lady for 10 days because she built a room. They did not take into consideration that she has cancer. Meanwhile, a drug trafficker got released after 10 hours just because she’s an artist. #farce”
Drug awareness video by the Minister Pierre Bou Assi
On Monday, the Minister of Social Affairs Pierre Bou Assi released a video in observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which is celebrated every year on the 26th of June. It also happens to be the day after Nasri got caught with the drugs at the airport. Away from the scandal, here’s something to make you laugh:
هلق قبل ما تبلّشو تنكيت و هيك، هاي آخر صورة لأصالة بلبنان: (أيه، ما غيرو كان) ?pic.twitter.com/j3w6kRkEii
— Charly (@CharlyTweetin) June 25, 2017
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