Syria intercepts smuggling operation at Lebanese border - L'Orient Today

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BEIRUT — Syrian army border guards announced Wednesday that they had intercepted a smuggling operation in the Jurd al-Maarra area, near Yabroud, along the Lebanese border, without specifying the goods being transported. "During the operation, the smugglers fired at the patrol, which returned fire," Syrian General Security said in a statement. The operation led to the seizure of two vehicles and their cargo. Syrian authorities arrested one of the smugglers, while the others fled toward Lebanon, according to the official SANA news agency. The statement from Damascus came after the Lebanese Army …