Lebanon/Cyprus: 3 smugglers arrested by Security Forces

Two Lebanese nationals and one Syrian national were arrested in northern Lebanon. They are accused of being involved in human trafficking for the island of Cyprus, according to a statement from the Internal Security Forces.

The latter are said to have smuggled more than 60 people to Cyprus, mostly Syrians, from the town of al-Abdeh, still in northern Lebanon, for 2000 dollars each.

This information comes at a time when many individuals are trying to board real boat people from Lebanon to the island of Cyprus, considered to be the gateway to the European Union.