Lebanese Man Rents Out Car to Syrians to Transfer Drugs

State Security arrested on Thursday in Nabatiyeh two Syrians and a Lebanese who leased his car to them to transfer drugs from Beirut to Nabatiyeh.

According to the National News Agency, "a patrol from Nabatiyeh's State Security department managed to arrest Abbas F. A., a Lebanese from Hay al-Sellom who leased his car” to three Syrians who were trying to smuggle drugs from Beirut to Nabatiyeh.

A State Security patrol set up an ambush in Kfar Rumman and managed to arrest the Syrian Mustafa M.M. while "army intelligence agents were able to arrest the Syrian Qassim Y.J.,” NNA said.

“A third Syrian, Mohammed R., succeeded in escaping,” it added.

The State Security also seized a 7mm pistol, 1,880 grams of hashish and narcotic pills from the car.

After interrogating the members of the gang following the authorization of Nabatiyeh's prosecutor Judge Ghada Abou Karroum, "the car, the seized material and the owner of the car were handed over to the south department of the anti-drug bureau," the dept. said.

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