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Lebanese Army Seizes 200kg C-4, Detains Hezbollah Operatives

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Donkey C-4 Smuggling

Lebanese security forces arrested two suspected Hezbollah members transporting half a ton of explosives at Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint in Bekaa Valley on Thursday.
Officials framed the seizure as evidence of a wider effort to curb illegal weapons and pledged continued investigation.
Adel Nasser posted on X that investigation will be completed and disarming weapons is irreversible.
Lebanese Army seized 200 kg of C-4 on a donkey crossing Syrian-Lebanese border near Hermel.

Right

Hezbollah Kin Detainees

Lebanese security forces arrested two suspected Hezbollah members transporting half a ton of explosives at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint in the Bekaa Valley on Thursday.
Hezbollah operatives deliberately used the well-known Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint, indicating confidence they could bypass inspection.
A judicial source said one detainee is clearly the son of a Hezbollah official and the other a Hezbollah member.

Blindspot

The Lebanese Army later reported seizing an additional 200 kilograms of C-4 packed in bags on a donkey crossing the Syrian-Lebanese border near Hermel, according to army officials.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Hezbollah launched over 4,000 rockets into Israel, prompting intensified Lebanese security operations through the nation’s border regions. The Lebanese Army’s 2008 crackdown seized 1,200 kilograms of C-4 and other explosives, according to Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud in southern Lebanon. Similarly, today’s arrests of two suspected Hezbollah operatives at Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint and a donkey-borne 200 kg C-4 haul echo those past interdictions. These recurring seizures underscore regional security agencies’ ongoing challenge to curb illicit arms flows that fuel cross-border conflicts and destabilize the area.

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Donkey C-4 Smuggling

Lebanese security forces arrested two suspected Hezbollah members transporting half a ton of explosives at Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint in Bekaa Valley on Thursday.
Officials framed the seizure as evidence of a wider effort to curb illegal weapons and pledged continued investigation.
Adel Nasser posted on X that investigation will be completed and disarming weapons is irreversible.
Lebanese Army seized 200 kg of C-4 on a donkey crossing Syrian-Lebanese border near Hermel.

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