NNA - Customs officials at Rafic Hariri International Airport's Passengers Department foiled an attempt to enter an amount of drugs from Brazil via Qatar to Beirut, NNA Correspondent reported.



In details, Airport Customs suspected one of the passengers coming from Brazil via Qatar, a Lebanese citizen, born in the year 1986. Following investigations and luggage search procedure, customs men found seven and a half kilos of cocaine placed inside his bag in an innovative way.



After contacting concerned judiciary, the person was arrested and referred to the Central Drugs' Combat Office in Beirut for further investigations.


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