Lebanon announced on Wednesday the arrest a Syrian, who confessed to collecting funds for the ISIS terrorist organizations in Syria.
The State Security General Directorate announced in a statement that it had received information about a terrorist suspect present in the northern city of Tripoli.
It consequently carried out a raid in the area and arrested a Syrian, identified as Saud M.
The operated by using his brother’s telephone. He also confessed that he was sending funds to ISIS in Alboukamal city in eastern Syria.
The suspect entered Lebanon through a legal border crossing using his brother's identity. It was not clear when he entered the country and whether he was planning any militant activities, a security source said.
The suspect has since been sent to Roumieh prison.
