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Over 6 kilos of hashish seized by ISF

Over 6 kilos of hashish seized by ISF

Over six kilos of hashish concealed in a traveller's suitcase seized at Rafik Hariri International Airport. (Credits: ISF)

More than 6.4 kg. of hashish were seized at the Rafik Hariri International Airport on Thursday.

According to a statement released by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) on Tuesday, the drugs were being transported in the suitcase of an Egyptian national traveling from Lebanon to an undisclosed “Arab country.”

The ISF said it had questioned the 26-year-old suspect, who will also be interviewed by the Central Anti-Drug Office, the body affiliated with the Judicial Police.

The Lebanese authorities claim to be stepping up their efforts to combat drug trafficking in Lebanon and abroad, a move that the neighboring Gulf countries have been regularly calling for. 

More than 6.4 kg. of hashish were seized at the Rafik Hariri International Airport on Thursday.According to a statement released by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) on Tuesday, the drugs were being transported in the suitcase of an Egyptian national traveling from Lebanon to an undisclosed “Arab country.” The ISF said it had questioned the 26-year-old suspect, who will also be interviewed...