Daily Star - Foreign ship attempts to smuggle cigarettes, October 1, 2011

BEIRUT: Naval forces stopped Friday a foreign boat that was carrying 1,000 boxes of smuggled cigarettes and arrested its three passengers, a statement issued by the Army Command said.According to the statement, a naval patrol stopped a foreign boat coming from outside Lebanese regional waters at 5 a.m. facing Abdeh Beach in Akkar.The boat was carrying 1,000 boxes of smuggled cigarettes and had three passengers on board, a Cypriot and two Syrians.The boat was taken to Tripoli Maritime Center and the passengers were arrested and their possessions confiscated.