Lebanon thwarts a major drug smuggling operation

May 17, 2010 ⋅ 5:56 pm ⋅ Post a comment

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Lebanese Customs thwarted a major drug smuggling operation through Beirut port acting customs chief Shafiq Merhi said during a press conference on Monday. “Drugs were hidden in a cable car cabin”, which was imported from southern Colombia and passed through Antwerp, Belgium, before reaching Beirut 16 days ago on May 1, 2010.

“There were almost 103 kilograms of pure cocaine amounting ten million dollars to be tripled upon procession to make it usable”, he added.

Merhi said a 79 year old man was arrested for smuggling the drugs, saying: “It is clear that he has accomplices and investigations are underway to arrest them.”

Photo: Lebanese customs stand near a machine where smuggled cocaine was hidden, displayed at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 17, 2010.

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Tony A

good job.
maria

yes Tony, good job!…..now the authorities who siezed the drugs are looking for the highest bidder on the lot lol……its quite possible that the coke head from mukhtara has first dibs for his personal use and then redistribution
Tony A

i bid 10,000
Louay Faour

Respect yourself. People like you MARIA are the ones who should be careful of what they say as a negative approach to something like this EASILY pounces back at the attacker.
Louay Faour

Good job
TABET

Good bust, well done..
Jeff S

Grow up maria. Seriously, get a life. Great job to our civil forces and keep up the good work.
Constantin

A good job from our security people. I wish they could do the same with all the arms being smuggled from Syria, or catch the big criminals in Lebanon and not just the small ones who do not know somebody highly placed to protect them.
Ask my mum

they should get me to test the stuff to make sure it is what they think it is
maria

respect myself? this coming from a guy that supports a reckless maniac just for the sake of being on a bandwagon with no cause.

After reading numerous posts of yours, i think youre the one who should have some self respect!
maria

Akhhh ya Ja3far……grow up? you honestly think that this seizure will be destroyed????? Lebanese noses arnt big for nothing!

Are you and Louay a couple? you guys are always on the attack whenever i post anything, however, I have no hate towards you guys, just difference of opinion
Jeff S

Good to hear you have no hate, I don’t either. However, why not keep the discussion semi-civilized and not get too ahead of ourselves? Louay man, apparantley were a couple and you don’t tell me?

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