Suspect arrested at Beirut Airport with Silencer-equipped Pistols
A Lebanese army patrol arrested a man trying to smuggle silencer-equipped pistols to Beirut airport and handed him over to police for interrogation.
The suspect was identified as Mahmoud Abdul Hadi Qronfol, 41.
Qronfol was arrested at the army checkpoint near the Middle East Airlines headquarters. Upon searching his car, soldiers found five pistols fitted with silencers and extra ammunition clips.
Soldiers also found in Qronfol”s car Lebanese and foreign bank notes, several outfits and a laptop computer.
The suspect was handed over to the police department”s intelligence branch for interrogation.
Qronfol has been wanted since May 25 for the illegal possession of weapons.