BEIRUT, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon and Kuwait agreed on Thursday to boost security cooperation and exchange of information to fight smuggling, the National News Agency reported.
The agreement came in a phone call between Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, after Lebanon's customs authorities seized 9 million captagon pills hid in a shipment of oranges destined for Kuwait.
Al-Sabah said he appreciates the efforts of Lebanon's interior ministry in fighting smuggling.
For his part, Mawlawi affirmed Lebanon's continuous efforts to assume full responsibility toward all Arab countries including Kuwait.
Lebanon has witnessed tensions with Gulf Arab countries over the past year amid attempts to smuggle drugs to the region, prompting Saudi Arabia to stop all its imports from Lebanon.
