Israel: thwarting an arms and drug smuggling attempt on the border with Lebanon

The Israeli army announced yesterday that it thwarted an arms and drug smuggling attempt on the border with Lebanon, arrested the suspects and confiscated two pistols and two kilograms of drugs in their possession.

“IDF forces, with the support of the Israel Police, thwarted the attempted smuggling of weapons and drugs at the border with Lebanon yesterday, as border monitors detected suspects transporting bags to Israel,” the spokesman said. of the Israeli army, Avichai Adraei, on Twitter. . On the Israeli side, it led to his arrest and the seizure of two pistols and two kilograms of drugs in his possession. “

Adraee noted that “the borders had previously witnessed attempts to smuggle weapons from Lebanon to Israel with the aim of carrying out aggressive acts, including those affiliated with Hezbollah,” and stressed that “the IDF continues to take all measures to stop smuggling operations at the borders, and damage Israeli sovereignty in any way. “

Source: RT

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