Search Procedures at Northern Border Intensified to Thwart Smuggling

Lebanese army and Internal Security Forces patrols intensified search procedures at Lebanon’s border with Syria in Akkar in an effort to thwart smuggling, reported the National News Agency on Thursday.

Witnesses informed NNA that the procedures were intensified along the al-Kabir River where Syrian border guards opened fire at individuals, who turned out to be smuggling gas across the border.

The Lebanese army and ISF patrols arrested one individual after conducting searches throughout Wednesday night and early morning on Thursday.

The witnesses added that the Syrian forces have also intensified their searches on their side of the border.