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Lebanon seizes 40kg of cocaine in Beirut airport's largest ever drug bust

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“Lebanon seizes 40kg of cocaine in Beirut airport's largest ever drug bust”

Lebanese authorities have arrested a Syrian passenger after seizing 40kg of cocaine at Beirut’s airport, in what the Finance Ministry described as the largest drug bust in the airport's history. The ministry said customs officers, working with the General Directorate of General Security, had foiled an attempt to smuggle the drugs into Lebanon. The passenger, identified by his initials as BH, arrived from Accra, Ghana, at 8pm on Saturday, the General Security said. It said the passenger had been…

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