TARTOUS: Syrian security forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment of weapons and ammunition from the coastal province of Tartous to Lebanon, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.
In a statement carried by SANA, the ministry said the operation by Internal Security Forces, in coordination with the General Intelligence Service, resulted in the seizure of automatic rifles, RPG rounds, weapons storage units and various types of ammunition that had been prepared for smuggling.
The latest seizure follows a similar operation in July, when specialized Interior Ministry units said they had intercepted a large weapons shipment being smuggled across the Syrian-Iraqi border before it entered Syrian territory, the report said.
At the time, the ministry said protecting Syria’s borders and safeguarding national sovereignty were among its top priorities, stressing that the country would not allow its territory to be used as a corridor or launchpad for weapons smuggling or activities threatening Syria or neighboring countries.
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