This is what was revealed by the army clashes in the Bekaa

Sources concerned with keeping up with the cross-border smuggling file feared that smugglers would intensify their activities in the areas closest to the Syrian coast with Lebanon, in awareness of two things: the first is related to the weather conditions affecting the Bekaa regions, and the second is related to the strict measures that the region is witnessing there after the recent clashes that took place between the army and Syrian militants. In the Maaraboun area – Baalbek.

The sources stated that what happened in Maaraboun revealed two basic things, namely that the army is effectively monitoring the areas overlapping between Lebanon and Syria and thus monitoring the step of opening illegal crossings, while the second matter is related to the presence of real intentions of militants to establish crossing routes to Lebanon, knowing that these may be from groups. Previous smuggling activities are seeking to resume their activity at the border, taking advantage of the current security instability inside Syria.