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Thursday, June 5, 2025
Syria says it stymied attempt to smuggle missiles, ammo into Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Syria’s Interior Ministry says security forces seized a shipment of anti-tank guided missiles and 30mm caliber ammunition in the town of Al-Qusayr, near the Lebanese border.
The shipment was intended to be smuggled into Lebanese territory, according to the ministry, which says the driver transporting the arms was arrested and the weapons and ammunition were confiscated.
مديرية الأمن الداخلي في مدينة القصير تحبط عملية تهريب أسلحة، حيث ضبطت شحنة تضم صواريخ موجهة مضادة للدروع (م.د) وذخائر من عيار 30 مم، كانت معدّة للتهريب إلى الأراضي اللبنانية وقد أُلقي القبض على السائق، وجرى مصادرة الأسلحة والذخائر، pic.twitter.com/0ipdolFWls
— وزارة الداخلية السورية (@syrianmoi) June 5, 2025
It’s unclear who the missiles and the ammunition were intended for. In the past, Hezbollah was known to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Lebanon via Syria using a route that passed through the same area today’s shipment was seized.
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