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BEIRUT AIRPORT CUSTOMS FOIL ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE 1.5 KG OF COCAINE HIDDEN IN GUITAR

Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport’s customs on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.5 kg of cocaine that was professionally wrapped and hidden inside a hand-held guitar owned by a passenger coming from Ecuador via Istanbul on board Turkish Airlines.

The smuggler was immediately arrested and handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authorities.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

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