An attempt to smuggle 20 handguns from Lebanon into Israel was thwarted by a joint operation between the Israel Police and the IDF on Tuesday morning, according to the Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit and the IDF.
One suspect was arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport while trying to leave the country on a flight to Turkey.
Three additional suspects were apprehended during the operation on the border.
All four suspects are residents of the village Tuba Zangaria in the Galilee.