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Lebanon Seizes Largest Drug Shipment in Beirut Airport History

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BEIRUT — The General Directorate of Customs stated on Sunday that it foiled, in cooperation with the General Security, a major smuggling operation on Saturday, involving 46.7 kilograms of cocaine,...

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Approximately 47 kilograms of drugs were seized from the luggage of a passenger arriving from Ghana at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

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The Prime Minister congratulated Nawaf Salam of the Lebanese Directorate of Public Security and Customs on their success in thwarting the attempt to smuggle 47 kg of cocaine through Beirut International Airport, commending coordination, cooperation and information exchange between the two agencies, which had led to the success of the operation. He stressed that Lebanon ' s land, sea and air crossings would not be corridors for drug smugglin…

The Directorate General of Customs announced that, in cooperation with the Directorate General of Public Security, Saturday night, it had frustrated a massive smuggling operation that she described as "the biggest drug case in the history of Rafiq Hariri International Airport," which had resulted in the seizure of a cocaine shipment of 46,700 kg. According to the statement, the shipment was in the possession of the Syrian passenger, B.H., from A…

The Directorate-General of Customs announced that, in the context of strengthening operational coordination among agencies and promoting the exchange of information and field follow-up, the Customs Department, in cooperation with the Directorate-General of Public Security, on Saturday night, 31 October 2026, had frustrated a massive smuggling operation, the largest drug case in the history of Rafiq Hariri International Airport, which had resulte…

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IMLebanon broke the news on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
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