Army curbs smuggling of militants into #Arsal | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR
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The source said that militants reason that, rather than risk death by covertly crossing into Lebanon through other means, it would be preferable to pay an Arsali to sneak them into the town and risk arrest.
Often they are provided with fake travel documents, and on rare occasions hidden between vegetable crates and water tanks.
The soldiers manning the Wadi Hmaid checkpoint have been trained to determine the authenticity of travel documents, the source added. “Or it might be that we have information on the guy,” which was the case for Ghadedi’s arrest.