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Hezbollah member wanted by INTERPOL arrested in Brazil

Fadi Hassan Nabha had been banned from the country in May

Published on 29/07/2016 - 10:29 By Camila Boehm and Bruno Bocchini report from Agência Brasil - 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

Edition: Luana Lourenço

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