Report: Two Lebanese Found in Suitcases Crossing into Iraq
Two Lebanese nationals have been taken into custody by Iraqi police after they were found in two large suitcases being smuggled into Iraq through Kuwait, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported on Wednesday.
KUNA said that Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad el-Bolani ordered the two, who were not identified, be brought to Baghdad under tight security for interrogation.
Lt. Gen. Abdulkareem Khalaf, a spokesman for Iraq”s interior ministry, said the arrest was made Tuesday at the Safwan border crossing.