Smuggling of people by sea thwarted

Sunday, 13 June 2021

The Army Command - Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:

On 13/06/2021, a unit from the navy stopped a boat that was spotted at a distance of 5.5 nautical miles off the coast of Tripoli, while attempting to smuggle 10 Syrians, in addition to one Lebanese, through Lebanese territorial waters.

The arrested individuals were turned in to the competent authorities and the investigation started.