Report: 3,000 Kalashnikov Bullets Missing from ISF Depot
Around 3,000 Kalashnikov bullets were stolen from a depot for the Internal Security Forces in al-Beddawi in northern Lebanon, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Thursday.
According to the newspaper, authorities detained a sergeant and three policemen after suspecting that they had sold the ammunition to the Syrian opposition.
The daily said that the case wasn't referred to the military court and the suspects were only subjected to disciplinary measures.
Several people were detained over suspicion of transferring arms along the Lebanese-Syrian border to the Syrian opposition.
The poorly-demarcated border has witnessed a number of violations since the revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in mid-March 2011.
Lebanon and Syria share a 330-kilometer border but have yet to agree on official demarcation.
Lebanon is split between the country's main political blocs with the March 14 opposition backing the uprising against Assad and the cabinet, in which Hizbullah is a key player in it, supporting the regime.
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