3 convicted in Lebanon heroin ring worth millions. Police confiscated guns, cars and cash in the drug bust. Also known as crack cocaine and cocaine powder.

English/Nat During the 17 years of civil war in Lebanon smuggling was frequent. But now the new government is cracking down and stolen cars are a key target. Thirty-nine stolen cars mainly from Canada and worth two (m) million dollars were seized by Lebanese customs officials last month after a tip off from Interpol.

Beirut docks has been the setting for a rather unusual repatriation - not of people, but cars. This week, 19 stolen cars were shipped back to their native countries. It's the first time stolen cars have been returned from Lebanon since the 17 year-long civil war ended in 1990.

These cars have travelled a long way to be in Lebanon - many have been smuggled here from Canada. The vehicles fell into the luxury end of the market - 14 Jeep Grand Cherokees, three Cadillacs, one Audi and a Porsche. A total of 39 vehicles - with a value of two (m) million dollars - were seized by Lebanese customs officials last month following a tip off from Interpol. The seized cars were not all Canadian, some were Swiss, Belgian and Italian. Fifa 15 Crack V3 Crash. The operation follows a government policy to crack down the illegal smuggling of goods - a frequent occurrence during the 17 years of Lebanese civil war. Then, militias imported contraband through illegal ports and exported drugs and weapons.

The Canadian customs officials will now oversee the return of the cars to their rightful owners. They credit the recovery of the vehicles to actions taken by the Lebanese police. Vypress Chat 2.1.9 Keygen. SOUNDBITE: 'Those vehicles were stopped because of the Lebanese customs that were. Did find (found) strange the manifest of the customs declaration. And with the help of the Lebanese police and with the judge of the republic of the Lebanese, Mister (name unclear), we recovered the vehicles here in Lebanon - that's 19 vehicles that they're going to be returned to Montreal and returned to their owners in Montreal.'

SUPER CAPTION: Benoit Plante, Canadian Customs Official The first 19 cars were loaded onto a cargo ship at Beirut Port under the supervision of Lebanese and Canadian custom officers. Toufic Ghargour, the sole agent for Mercedes in Lebanon, says during the civil war, most of the imported cars were stolen from Europe and sold at half the market price in Lebanon.

SOUNDBITE: 'These cars which were imported stolen from Europe were sold at 50, 60 thousand US dollars per car, which was really half - more or less - half the price of a new car sold by the agent. This affected our sales. SUPER CAPTION: Toufic Ghargour, Mercedes sole agent, Lebanon Ghargour says the steps taken by the Lebanese government have been successful in preventing stolen cars coming in from Europe, but such cars are often difficult to detect. SOUNDBITE: 'With the new government taking car of the customs duty and of the registration questions, stolen cars from Europe have dropped tremendously and we might say even at the point of very, very rare stolen cars are being imported in Lebanon.

'The cars are stolen in Europe, documents are changed, the number plates are changed, the chassis number plates - some of them - are changed. The documents are in very proper condition and it's very, very difficult unless there is a proper internal connections between Interpol worldwide, insurance companies and the people owning those cars that were stolen. Put together it's rather difficult.

But now it's getting much better.' SUPER CAPTION: Toufic Ghargour, Mercedes sole agent, Lebanon It is the coming together of different agencies that saw the return home of these cars. And luxury car owners abroad and car dealers in Lebanon must be hoping the crackdown remains successful. You can license this story through AP Archive: Find out more about AP Archive.

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It's an iPhone, iPod, iPad application by Double U SAL [aka DoubleU S.A.L] (a company operating in Lebanon) using a confidential / 'secure' / private government (Lebanon) database. It's an iPhone, iPod, iPad application that gives the user access to all the personal / private information of any mobile number owner or registered vehicle owner in Lebanon, including: First Name Father's Name Last Name Marital Status Full Home Address Financial Debt Status Fixed Landine Numbers Spouse's Name and lot's more According to Dr. Toni Issa, Lawyer and President of the IT Committee for the Beirut Bar Association, the release of these databases to a third party (by the Interior Ministry) is against the law. Furthermore, copying or stealing databases is a direct violation of the Lebanese Penal Code. The only people who can legally solicit this information are the police or judicial authorities. Any kind of usage of this information is strictly illegal.