Army Arrests 19 Syrians, 2 Lebanese in Wadi Khaled for Illegally Entering Lebanon
The Lebanese army announced on Monday that it has arrested a number of Lebanese and Syrians for attempting to illegally enter Lebanon.
It said in a statement that it detained the two Lebanese and 19 Syrians in the Wadi Khaled region near Syria in the North.
It confiscated in their possession a Kalashnikov rifle, two guns, and ammunition.
In addition, they were found in the possession of 30 mobile phones, a laptop, and different foreign currencies.
Investigations are underway with the detainees.
Since the eruption of the uprising in Syria in March 2011, security forces and the army have arrested a number of gunmen and individuals who sought to enter Lebanon illegally.
The un-demarcated Lebanese-Syrian border has facilitated the flow of gunmen to and from Syria.
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