Airport Authorities Foil Smuggling of 7.5 Kilos of Cocaine into Lebanon
Customs authorities at the Rafik Hariri International Airport foiled two attempts to smuggle 7.5 kilograms of cocaine into the country on Friday.
“Two Turkish citizens were arrested for trying to smuggle the drugs from Venezuela into Lebanon,” NNA said, noting that one of the Turks arrived from France and the other from Abu Dhabi.
The person who came from France was carrying around two kilos of cocaine while the person who arrived from the UAE was carrying around 5.5 kilograms, the agency added.
It noted that the operation was thwarted in coordination with the airport's General Security department.
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