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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Beirut

Drugs in pastries, months on the run: the double-life of Lebanese influencer Dr Food

Georges Dib wearing a blue shirt.
Georges Dib, AKA Dr Food, whom security forces finally managed to track down after months of surveillance. Photograph: Georges Dib/Instagram

Known to his 8.7m TikTok followers as Dr Food, Georges Dib was a popular Lebanese food influencer who would hold giveaways, post behind-the-scenes tours of his food production facilities and wax philosophical about the ingredients of success.

But Lebanese authorities allege that when the camera was off, the chef was living a double life. For months they sought his arrest on charges of international drug trafficking and production, accusing him of hiding narcotics in his pastries.

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