Syrian arrested at Beirut Airport with 40kg suspected cocaine shipment from Ghana – NACOC confirms
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has confirmed the arrest of a Syrian national at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, after he allegedly attempted to transport approximately 40 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine from Ghana. The suspect was arrested on Saturday, October 31, 2026, following his arrival from Accra, Ghana, with the suspected narcotic…
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 covers the same Syrian arrest at Beirut airport with Ghana-origin cocaine, but gives a different seizure weight (46.7kg vs about 40kg) and attributes the arrest to Lebanese Customs rather tha
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