Army Arrests Dangerous Syrian Fugitive, Lebanese State Security Agent

A “dangerous” Syrian fugitive and a Lebanese State Security agent were arrested Tuesday in the Bekaa border town of Arsal.

“The army arrested at its Ain al-Shaab checkpoint in Arsal the Syrian dangerous fugitive Mohammed al-Hakami and a Lebanese person called M. H. who was trying to help him escape,” state-run National News Agency reported.

The army also seized a stolen, blue Toyota FJ Cruiser in Arsal, NNA added.

Meanwhile, several media reports said the arrested Lebanese man is a State Security agent.

On Saturday, NNA said the army had arrested 43 Syrians in three days in Arsal.

It noted that the detainees were members of the rebel Free Syrian Army and the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front.

On Monday, the army arrested two Lebanese and 19 Syrians in Wadi Khaled for entering Lebanon with a Kalashnikov rifle, two guns, ammunition, 30 mobile phones, a laptop and various foreign currencies in their possession.

The un-demarcated Lebanese-Syrian border has facilitated the flow of gunmen from and into Syria.