The Lebanese Regie for Tobacco intensified its efforts to combat smuggling, successfully seizing substantial quantities of smuggled tobacco products, smuggled and counterfeit mu’assal, Persian tobacco, and electronic vape cigarettes. These seizures were the outcome of raid operations conducted at Ouzaii area, Chouwaifet, Lebanese University Street with the support of the Lebanese army. An ambush was strategically set up for a van, resulting in the confiscation of quantities of tobacco intended for the production of counterfeit mu’assal.
Reports documenting the arrests of violators were compiled for review by the relevant judicial authorities.