Report: Lebanese Truck Seized in Syria was Smuggling Rifles to Iraq
A Lebanese truck seized by Syrian authorities in the governorate of Homs included 250 hunting rifles smuggled to Iraq through Syria, informed sources told al-Liwaa daily, refuting allegations that the shipment’s final destination was Syria.
The sources said in remarks published Tuesday that the truck is owned by Ghassan Moussa Fawwaz who hails from the southern town of al-Ghassaniyyeh.
His son Moussa was driving it to deliver the rifles to Iraqi trader Imad Fawzi Ali when he was caught, they told al-Liwaa. Ali had agreed with a member of an influential party to hide the rifles inside the truck to smuggle them to Iraq.
According to the newspaper, Ghassan Fawwaz pressed charges against the Iraqi trader for concealing military equipment in his truck.
The Syrian authorities had announced that the truck was seized at al-Dabousiyyeh border crossing loaded with weapons and ammunition and was intended for helping the anti-regime protestors in Syria.
Al-Liwaa’s report came as high-ranking judicial sources expressed frustration at other media reports saying three Lebanese have been arrested at the Beirut Marina for allegedly smuggling weapons to the Syrian city of Banias.
The sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat that the three men were arrested over the seizure of six Kalashnikov rifles from their vehicle in Beirut’s Aisha Bakkar neighborhood.
The accused men have admitted to buying the arms to sell them, but they denied their intention to smuggle them to Syria, the sources said.
over 12 years
According to the newspaper, Ghassan Fawwaz pressed charges against the Iraqi trader for concealing military equipment in his truck.
Poor guy..... he did not know the weapons were in his truck, but his son did and agreed with a certain influential party to hide them?
I guess they are from the south and support the moukawame'?
over 12 years
Oh yeah, of course to Iraq. Cheikh Imbecile cares to arm the Iraqis to fight the Americans. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. :)
almost 12 years
موسى بريء !!!!!!!
Ali had agreed with a member of an influential party to hide the rifles inside the truck to smuggle them to Iraq.
I wonder who that influential party is? No Need for further speculation. As to the other information which Hizb Al Shabeeha and its allies raised hell accusing M14 and Mustaqbal of smuggling weapons to Syria through Beirut Marina, I guess this article puts an end to that too. Our government is worried about 6 AK47's in Aisha Bakaar??? Just go down a few meters to Hay El Lijaa and see how many weapons there are! I guess those in Aisha Bakaar perhaps belong to Sunnis and as such are illegal. However, all the other weapons are legal and derive their legality from popular shiite demand and acceptance and are meant to defend Lebanon and its oil resources! Hpocrites, foxy, conniving ......