Police Thwart Drug Smuggling Attempt via Airport
Police at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International airport said an attempt to smuggle 11 kilograms of cocaine into Lebanon via Brazil has been thwarted on Tuesday.
The airport security said they received information from the Internal Security Forces Directorate about a suspect planning to smuggle the drugs.
The suspect, a Lebanese national carrying a Brazilian passport, was flying in from Brazil with 11 kilograms of cocaine in his possession.
The finding came one day after Lebanon pledged to double down to prevent all smuggling, to persuade Saudi Arabia to reverse a ban on fresh produce from Lebanon.
27 April 2021, 15:15
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God bless Hezbollah aka the Lebanese Army for importing Cocaine from South America for re-export to Saudi Arabia in order to support our ailing economy.
Shea Shia Shea !!!
27 April 2021, 15:40
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His first name is Ali, last name is ‘S’ I read somewhere ... the only reason he got caught is because he didn’t pay his share to the terrorist organization, so they allowed the customs officers to arrest him.
27 April 2021, 21:19
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I forgot to add that the 11kgs of cocaine will be passed on from the police to Hizbala in a few weeks.
Ever wondered why you never see illegal drugs and counterfeit products getting destroyed in public every year like they do in other developing countries? Because Lebanon is corrupt to its core.
28 April 2021, 00:12
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What morons, at least wait a few more days after pledging to double down to act out this charade.
28 April 2021, 01:26
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It was a sample from Brazil to his bekaa buddies to copy the trades...now we have no samples for hizb. Captagone.
