Israel is seeking the aid of Interpol in locating two persons who escaped from the Lebanese boat carrying two tons of hashish. Four other persons were captured when the boat was seized in Israeli territorial waters near the resort town of Nahariya. The four captured included a Lebanese and three Egyptians.
Police sources here said that after investigating the sailors-smugglers it was learned that the boat was heading for Egypt from Lebanon. The two missing persons are reported to be a sailor and the drug merchant. The capture of the fishing vessel marked the largest seizure of drugs in Israel.
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