National Defense Minister, Elias Bou Saab, kicked off his tour on Saturday in the region of Akkar today by visiting the army barracks of Martyr Simon Shaheen, the site of the first land border regiment and the joint security force in the town of Chadra, where he was received by Regiment Commander, Brigadier General Joey Haddad.
In his meeting with the commanding officers of the site, Bou Saab was briefed on the regiment's tasks, its work mechanisms, the geography of the border area and the regiment's responsibility of maintaining security and preventing smuggling and bridging the gaps in this border area, which extends along 110 kilometers from Arida to Ruwaymeh in Beit Jaafar, far-reaching Wadi Khaled and Akrum.
Brigadier Haddad explained the steps and measures adopted to ensure stricter control of the border area to monitor and prevent any smuggling operation.
In inquiring about several border points that were considered illegal crossings for smuggling, Bou Saab was reassured by Haddad that they have all been completely closed.
Bou Saab then inspected a number of border crossings and points within the vicinity, accompanied by the Regiment's Commander and Officers.
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