Beirut Airport Police Thwart Drug Smuggling to Saudi Arabia
Beirut airport security officers have thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotic pills to Saudi Arabia, the state-run National News Agency reported on Tuesday.
NNA said that the officers searched a 25-year-old Jordanian after suspicion fell on him.
They found 3.4 kilograms of narcotic pills in the hand luggage of the passenger who was traveling to Saudi Arabia, the agency added.
The suspect was arrested and referred to the Bureau of Narcotics to question him.
Last month, another passenger was arrested for smuggling narcotic pills to Saudi Arabia.
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