On 12/12/2017, the Internal Security Forces Information Branch notified the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint to stop a car whose driver is looting and smuggling Syrians.
When the car arrived to the checkpoint, the Lebanese army soldiers tried to stop the car, but failed to do so. This prompted the soldiers to follow the car until they found it empty under the Al Mdayrej Bridge.
With the help of the security forces in the region, police patrols arrested the driver, A. Sh. of Syrian nationality, in Sawfar.
Three I.D. cards that belong to three Syrians that jumped out of the car during the incident were found in his possession.
The three Syrians are believed to have entered Lebanon illegally.
Investigations are still undergoing in this regard.