{"id":121952,"date":"2025-02-10T20:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=121952"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:50:44","slug":"syria-cracks-down-on-smuggling-networks-along-lebanon-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/121952\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria Cracks Down on Smuggling Networks Along Lebanon Border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Kardo Roj<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Syrian border security forces have conducted a large-scale anti-smuggling operation along the Lebanese border, uncovering drug processing facilities, arms caches, and counterfeit currency operations, a senior military official announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The multi-day security sweep targeted areas in and around the village of Hawik, a key smuggling route between Syria and Lebanon. The Syrian Ministry of Defense\u2019s Border Security Directorate, under the caretaker government, launched the operation last Thursday to combat the escalating flow of contraband, particularly drugs and weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crackdown on Drug and Arms Trafficking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lieutenant Colonel Moayad al-Salama, commander of the Western Border Region, stated that the operation led to the seizure of large quantities of hashish, Captagon pills, and illicit arms shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur forces discovered and dismantled several drug processing sites and storage facilities, as well as printing presses used for counterfeit currency production,\u201d al-Salama told North Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, security personnel intercepted multiple weapons shipments intended for cross-border trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hezbollah Accused of Ties to Smuggling Networks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The security official also claimed that many of the smuggling groups operating in the area are linked to Hezbollah, stating that the Lebanese militia has played a role in facilitating cross-border drug and arms trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe previous Syrian regime allowed these border routes to become a corridor for drug trafficking, in collaboration with Hezbollah,\u201d al-Salama asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Plan to Secure Syria\u2019s Borders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In light of the findings, Syrian authorities have devised a new security strategy to enhance border control measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe plan takes into account the ongoing security challenges, ensuring better protection for local communities against criminal networks,\u201d al-Salama added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crackdown reflects growing regional concerns over Syria\u2019s role in the expanding Captagon trade, which has been a major source of tension between Syria and its neighboring countries, including Jordan and Gulf states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syrian border security forces have conducted a large-scale anti-smuggling operation along the Lebanese border, uncovering drug processing facilities, arms caches, and counterfeit currency operations, a senior military official announced Monday. 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