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Cellphone Dealer Kamel Ahmaz Released on Bail

Top cellphone dealer Kamel Ahmaz who was detained in November on charges of smuggling mobile cellphone was released Tuesday on a LL15 million bail, media reports said.

Amhaz was arrested following the detention of a number of airport security personnel on charges of turning a blind eye to suitcases containing smuggled cellphones in return for bribes.

Amhaz and two accomplices, Issam Amhaz and Abdullah, were arrested on charges of smuggling phones into the country.

The U.S. Treasury Department had in July 2014 slapped sanctions on Kamel and Issam Amhaz and their Beirut-based Stars Group Holding for electronics on charges of “procuring sophisticated military equipment for Hizbullah.”

According to the U.S. Treasury, Stars Group Holding is based in Beirut and has subsidiaries in China and the UAE.

Source: Naharnet


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