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A State Security patrol from Halba’s bureau, North Lebanon, seized eight tons of potatoes smuggled into the country from Syria.
The potatoes were sold in the vegetable market of Kobbet Bshamra, Akkar.
In a statement, State Security emphasized that the seizure was a component of the security services’ anti-smuggling campaign and stated that the amounts seized were sent, under the direction of the judicial authorities, to local charitable organizations to be re-distributed to families in need.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Shareh are scheduled to meet in Damascus on Saturday to discuss issues of common interest. Among them, the smuggling along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
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