Trafficking

Trump says 11 Dead in US Strike on Drug-Carrying Boat from Venezuela

This is Beirut, 03/09 11:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA Venezuela Trafficking Drug

President Donald Trump said US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump posted a video online of an open-topped speedboat carrying a number of people traveling on a body of water before it ...

Anti-Terrorism Raids, Weapons Seized in Akkar and Zgharta

This is Beirut, 12/08 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Arms Trafficking Raid Lebanon Security Grenades

The Anti-Terrorism Office in northern Lebanon conducted coordinated raids targeting two suspected weapons caches in the Akkar and Zgharta regions. Following extensive surveillance, security forces raided a home in the Tel Hayat area of Akkar, seizing large quantities of hand grenades and RPG-7 guns, according to security sources. Another ...

Iraq Against Oil Trafficking

This is Beirut, 07/08 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Iraq Oil Trafficking

Amid rising tensions and US sanctions targeting networks accused of smuggling Iranian oil through Iraq, the authorities are stepping up efforts. An operation is underway in the Khor Abdullah Canal to secure maritime routes, combat smuggling and reassert Iraqi control over this geopolitically sensitive area.

Lebanon-Syria: Smuggling Thrives on Fuel

Liliane Mokbel, 20/02 21:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Trafficking Syria

The illegal trafficking of goods between Lebanon and Syria has been a longstanding issue. Despite the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, little progress has been made, even with the United Kingdom’s assistance to Lebanon in securing its borders, notably through the construction of surveillance towers along the northern and eastern ...

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