James André and Mayssa Awad have investigated a phenomenon that costs the Lebanese economy $ 15 million per day, and prevents the international community from coming to the aid of the country of the Cedar.
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Hermel is a city in Lebanon located north of the Bekaa Valley, 150 km from Beirut.
Officially, the border with neighboring Syria is closed because of the Covid-19.
In this area, all types of products are trafficked, especially those subsidized by the Lebanese State (such as sheep and hay) and traffickers do not risk much.
In the Lebanese capital, the pound has collapsed (it hit its all-time low in March 2021) and the people are angry.
Every day, groups of protesters block the roads.
Across the country, from Hermel to Beirut, the effects of border trafficking add to corruption, political crisis and capital flight.
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