BEIRUT: The department of customs at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large amount of pure cocaine into Lebanon from Brazil Thursday.
Custom officials identified a 25-year-old Lebanese man coming from Brazil via Doha as suspicious and upon searching him found 2.13 kilograms of cocaine stashed in the lining of his bag.
The man has been transferred to the police’s anti-narcotics department for further investigation.