Syrian crisis boosts smuggling trade in Lebanon

Global Times

A local resident from Ain Ata, an eastern Lebanese village on the border with Syria, said his new herd of mules has turned to be a main source of income during these hard days.

Hussein Al Nasr explained to Xinhua that the mule, which has a horse's strength and a donkey's patience but is sterile and cannot breed, helps him smuggle arms and ammunition across the mountainous areas between Lebanon and Syria.

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