BEIRUT: The department of customs at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut Thursday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large amount of pure cocaine into Lebanon from Brazil.
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 in the lining of his bag.
The man has been transferred to the police’s anti-narcotics department for further investigation.