Army Arrests 2 in North for Transporting Weapons
The army has arrested two people in northern Lebanon for transporting weapons and ammunition, the military command announced on Sunday.
The communique said that soldiers manning a checkpoint in the town of Ehden in Zghorta district arrested Mohammed Bashir Moussa and Saad Mohammed Moussa after they found the weapons in their Kia Picanto.
The seized arms included Rocket Propelled Grenades, light firearms, goggles in addition to other military equipment, it said.
The suspects and the seized weapons were referred to the appropriate authorities, it added.
LBCI TV said the two men hail from the northern district of Akkar and that they had bought the weapons from an arms dealer in Bsharri, who has been detained twice.
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