Record Cocaine Seizure at Beirut Airport: 40 Kilograms Confiscated

A Syrian national was arrested at Beirut's airport carrying approximately 40 kilograms of suspected cocaine from Ghana, in the airport's largest-ever bust.

Security authorities in Lebanon arrested a Syrian national at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut after he was caught with approximately 40 kilograms of cocaine, as reported by The National and news website MyJoyOnline. According to the reports, the incident marks the largest-ever cocaine seizure in the airport's history.

According to a confirmation from Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission, the suspect was detained on Saturday upon landing in the Lebanese capital on a flight arriving from Accra.

Further details regarding the investigation and additional individuals potentially involved in the trafficking attempt have not yet been released.