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Syria thwarts missile smuggling to Lebanon
Published June 6th, 2025 - 07:12 GMT
ALBAWABA - The Syrian Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that the Internal Security Directorate in the city of Qusayr in the Homs countryside had foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment of weapons and ammunition that was intended to head to Lebanon. Also Read US announces catching IS leader in Iraq, Syria operations
The ministry announced in a statement, "After careful monitoring and follow-up, and by choosing the appropriate time and place, an Internal Security patrol in Qusayr was able to seize a weapons shipment containing Kornet anti-tank guided missiles and 30mm ammunition, which were hidden inside a vehicle loaded with vegetables as a camouflage."
It further noted, "Security forces arrested the driver, confiscated the weapons and ammunition, and referred the detainee to the competent judiciary to take the necessary legal action against him."
In another story, two traffic police officers were killed Thursday in a shooting attack near Masaken Jaleen in the western countryside of Daraa, southern Syria.
Assassinations and assassination attempts are escalating in the province, with ISIS-affiliated groups and remnants of the Syrian regime accused of being behind them.
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