Shafaq News/ The Ministry of Interior in the new Syrian administrationannounced, on Friday, that it successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle weaponsand missiles into Lebanon.
The ministry said in a statement that “the operation was carried outafter coordination with the intelligence service in Tartus and throughcontinuous monitoring and surveillance.”
The ministry noted that the weapons were to be smuggled through illegalcrossings, adding that “they succeeded in seizing firearms and rocket-propelledgrenades that were en route to Lebanon.”
This comes days after the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa,confirmed that his country would not allow its territory to be used as aweapons transit point.
He also emphasized the regulation of legal crossings between the twocountries, the closure of illegal ones, and the prevention of smugglingactivities along the border.
According to Lebanese media outlets, earlier this week, the SyrianMilitary Operations Administration continued its efforts to close illegalcrossings on the Syrian side of the Nahr Al-Kabir river, which began on Monday.
Syrian bulldozers are closing off several of these crossings by fillingthem in and constructing high earth embankments, following actions alreadytaken by the Lebanese Army to close many at the border.
Some insiders believe the increasing demand for goods in Syria,particularly fuel and food supplies, has driven smuggling activities to theirpeak, especially as all legal crossings between the two countries are currentlyclosed due to Israeli attacks that destroyed bridges over the river.
Farmers, industrialists, economists, and traders emphasize the need forboth Lebanon and Syria to prioritize the reconstruction and reopening of keycrossings, such as Al-Arida, Al-Aboudiyeh, and Qamar Bridge, which are vitaleconomic lifelines for both nations.
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