Report: Arrest Warrant Issued against Major for Smuggling Arms to Syria
An arrest warrant was issued on Friday against a Major on charges of smuggling weapons to Syria, reported al-Manar television.
It said that the charges were made against Major Wissam Abdul Khaliq and that it remains unclear if he is a member of the army or any other security agency.
On August 30, security forces arrested a Lieutenant Colonel and two civilians on charges of arms trade, state-run National News Agency reported, noting that the three men were arrested between Beirut and the Bekaa.
The Lieutenant Colonel hails from Western Bekaa, NNA said.
Meanwhile, security sources told al-Manar television that “the officer arrested by the army intelligence was seeking to buy weapons to smuggle them to Syria.”
“The officer is a Major and the son of a retired Major General who hails from the town of Majdal Anjar. He was arrested in a Beirut suburb with $50,000 in his possession,” the sources added.
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