שלטונות הנמל והמכס חשפו נסיון להבריח מכולות עמוסות במתיל-ברומיד (חומר הדברה חריף) ללבנון,החומר נאסר לשימוש בעולם ולבנון חייבת להפסיק את השימוש בו עד 2015.

Smuggling of Toxic Pesticides Thwarted at Beirut Port 1 comments 0like Share on Facebook Twitter Digg Google buzz Send to friend by Naharnet Newsdesk 23 hours ago A smuggling operation attempting to bring in toxic pesticides into Lebanon was uncovered at Beirut port on Thursday. Minister of Agriculture Hussein al-Hajj Hassan, in collaboration with the customs directorate, intelligence bureau, and port security, uncovered the smuggling of Methyl Bromide. The minister said: “An international decision was taken to limit the consumption of this substance and Lebanon should terminate its use of Methyl Bromide by 2015.” He noted that the substance is permitted to be used in Lebanon within certa