The Lebanese Customs Administration issued the following statement:
As part of coordination between security agencies, General Security alerted Customs to a passenger arriving from Brazil via Addis Ababa, after identifying his travel route through his passport.
Customs officers subsequently pursued the passenger and found him hiding in the airport restroom, where he was emptying the contents of eight bottles of whisky he was carrying.
By the time officers reached him, he had emptied most of the bottles. However, the small quantities and residue left inside revealed what he had been trying to get rid of.
Although initial tests showed no trace of narcotics, Customs officers continued their inspection, collected the remaining residue and retested it after drying it. The results came back positive, confirming the presence of cocaine.
The passenger was arrested under the supervision of the competent judicial authorities.
As part of coordination between security agencies, General Security alerted Customs to a passenger arriving from Brazil via Addis Ababa, after identifying his travel route through his passport.
Customs officers subsequently pursued the passenger and found him hiding in the airport restroom, where he was emptying the contents of eight bottles of whisky he was carrying.
By the time officers reached him, he had emptied most of the bottles. However, the small quantities and residue left inside revealed what he had been trying to get rid of.
Although initial tests showed no trace of narcotics, Customs officers continued their inspection, collected the remaining residue and retested it after drying it. The results came back positive, confirming the presence of cocaine.
The passenger was arrested under the supervision of the competent judicial authorities.
