Who Is Doctor Food? Georges Dib Arrested In Lebanon Drug Trafficking Case

Georges Hanna Dib, better known online as “Doctor Food” or “Dr. Food,” is a Lebanese food influencer and businessman with more than eight million TikTok followers. Lebanese authorities arrested Dib at his home in Rahbeh, Akkar, on August 23, 2026, in connection with a drug-trafficking case involving allegations that narcotics were concealed in confectionery products linked to his businesses. Dib had previously been sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment with hard labor for manufacturing, trafficking and smuggling narcotics. He has denied the allegations.

Doctor Food Arrest

Lebanese Security Forces Arrested Doctor Food At His Home In Akkar. Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces said officers from the Halba Judicial Detachment arrested Dib during a carefully planned raid on his residence in Rahbeh in northern Lebanon on August 23. Authorities said he was wanted under two judicial warrants involving a drug offense. [Internal Security Forces]

Police Say Arrest Followed A Month Of Investigations And Surveillance. The Internal Security Forces said investigators spent approximately one month tracking Dib before determining where he was staying and carrying out the raid that resulted in his arrest. [Internal Security Forces]

Authorities Say Doctor Food Changed Cars And Phone Numbers To Avoid Detection. According to the official police statement, Dib would film material for his social-media accounts and then deliberately leave the location where he had been staying. Authorities allege he frequently changed vehicles and telephone numbers in an effort to make it more difficult for investigators to track his movements. [Internal Security Forces]

Doctor Food Continued Posting Online While Wanted By Authorities. Despite the outstanding warrants and later in-absentia conviction, Dib continued publishing content on social media. Reporting said his ability to remain publicly active while avoiding arrest had generated questions about his whereabouts before authorities located him in Akkar. [L’Orient Today]

Doctor Food Drug Trafficking Allegations

Lebanese Authorities Accused Dib Of Manufacturing, Trafficking And Smuggling Drugs Abroad. Mount Lebanon investigating judge Ziad Dghaidy charged Dib in 2024 with manufacturing narcotics, trafficking them and smuggling drugs outside Lebanon. An arrest warrant was subsequently circulated to Lebanese authorities and Interpol. [L’Orient Today]

Investigators Allegedly Found Drugs Hidden Inside Food Packaging. Lebanese judicial sources said narcotics connected to the investigation were concealed inside packaging for cakes and other confectionery products associated with Dib’s businesses. Authorities alleged the products were intended to facilitate the transportation of drugs abroad. [L’Orient-Le Jour]

Authorities Seized Approximately 820 Kilograms Of Hashish. A judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour that approximately 820 kilograms of hashish were seized during the 2024 investigation. The drugs were allegedly hidden in confectionery packaging and stored in a warehouse near Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport. [L’Orient-Le Jour]

Packaging Allegedly Produced At Facility In Baalbeck. Investigators alleged that packaging used in the suspected trafficking operation was manufactured at a production site in the Charawneh neighborhood of Baalbeck in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. [L’Orient-Le Jour]

Airport Authorities Previously Seized Drug-Laced Food Products. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that confectionery and other food products manufactured at factories linked to Dib were seized at Beirut’s international airport after narcotics were allegedly discovered inside them. [Arab News]

Doctor Food Court Case

Judge Issued Arrest Warrant For Doctor Food In May 2024. Judge Dghaidy issued an arrest warrant for Dib after preliminary proceedings involving allegations of drug manufacturing, trafficking and international smuggling. The warrant was circulated domestically and to Interpol so authorities could seek his arrest if he was located outside Lebanon. [L’Orient Today]

Prosecutor Sought Life Sentence With Hard Labor In 2025. In February 2025, Dghaidy requested that Dib face life imprisonment with hard labor over the alleged drug-manufacturing and trafficking operation. [L’Orient-Le Jour]

Doctor Food Sentenced In Absentia To Life Imprisonment. The Mount Lebanon Criminal Court subsequently convicted Dib in his absence and sentenced him in July 2026 to life imprisonment with hard labor for manufacturing, trafficking and smuggling narcotics. [L’Orient Today]

Dib Expected To Receive New Trial Following Arrest. Because the life sentence was imposed while Dib was absent, a judicial source said he is expected to be transferred to the detention center at the Mount Lebanon courthouse and receive a new trial with him present. [L’Orient-Le Jour]

Doctor Food Has Publicly Denied Drug Allegations. Dib has denied involvement in drug trafficking and previously claimed that products bearing his company’s branding in the investigation were counterfeit. After reports of his conviction emerged in 2026, he again publicly maintained his innocence and urged followers not to believe the accusations. [L’Orient Today]

Doctor Food Background

Dib Built Huge Social-Media Following With Food And Lifestyle Content. Doctor Food became widely known through cooking, food and everyday-life videos, many of which featured his former wife, influencer Shorouk Sunshine. Reports at the time of his arrest described Dib as having more than eight million TikTok followers as well as ownership interests in confectionery businesses. [L’Orient Today]

Earlier Report That Doctor Food Had Been Arrested Was Incorrect. On August 7, 2026, social-media reports claimed a man named George Dib arrested in another drug case was Doctor Food. MTV Lebanon reported at the time that the claim was false and resulted from two people having similar names. The August 23 arrest of Doctor Food was a separate and subsequently confirmed event. [MTV Lebanon]

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