Authorities Thwart Attempt to Smuggle 7Kg Gold into Syria
Customs thwarted on Saturday an attempt by a Lebanese national to smuggle 7 kilograms of gold into Syria at the northern border town of al-Arida, the National News Agency reported.
According to NNA the car hold a Lebanese license plate.
Meanwhile, Syria’s State news agency SANA said that the customs confiscated a large quantity of advanced quantity devices, cigarettes, fabrics and electric heaters aboard a Pullman bus that has a license plate from Idlib and heading to Aleppo.
The news agency reported that the bus driver is a Syrian national.
The incident also took place at al-Arida border.
The poorly-demarcated Syrian-Lebanese border has witnessed a number of arms smuggling operations and violations since the revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in mid-March 2011.
almost 13 years
Good question. Maybe cause the source they came from is unknown? " min ayna laka haza?
almost 13 years
I am more concerned about the source of 7kg of Gold. This is not different than having multi-million dollar stash of Hashish. Normally such amounts are due to criminal activities. Investigating the source is key. Also smuggling of anything is illegal in all countries.
almost 13 years
Smuggling shouldn't be illegal. It's trade.... What the states want is money (taxes). This world is about prohibiting hashish, alcohol etc... Laws and more laws restricting freedom. As long as people don't annoy other people they should be able to live the way they want.
almost 13 years
How about asking most of the customs employees min ayna laka haza? they drive the lastet cars live high life on what $700 a month....
almost 13 years
You are an idiot ... "Trade" he says lol .
almost 13 years
gold can be used to finance illegal activities. of course it's illegal to just move such a large amount around. it's no different than customs asking you to declare more than $10,000 in cash when traveling, so they can find out if it's used for illegal activities. When you declare it they simply register that you entered the country with a large amount of money, they don't charge you anything.
Why is it illegal to 'smuggle' gold?