BAALBEK, Lebanon: Lebanese security forces carried out a fresh set of raids in the northern Bekaa Valley for a third straight day Saturday, pressing on with a major operation to round of suspected thieves and drug lords.

Security sources told The Daily Star that the security plan, launched on Thursday to restore law and order to eastern Lebanon, moved towards town of Maqneh, just north of Baalbek, after targeting the towns of Brital, Hor Taala, Doris and al-Hammoudieh a day earlier.