Conflict Incident Report

Second cocaine smuggling attempt thwarted at Beirut Airport on Saturday

Date of incident:

January 3, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Beirut Airport Security (BAS)

Rafik Hariri International Airport's Customs thwarted Saturday evening a second attempt to smuggle a quantity of cocaine by a Nigerian nationality holder, NNA correspondent at the Airport reported.
In details, Nigerian T. M. (Born in 1973) arrived at Beirut Airport coming from Brazil via Abu Dhabi in transit on his way to Abidjan, whereby he was stopped at the Airport Customs checking point and found to be in possession of 3 kg and 600 grams of cocaine powder, packed inside 44 cigar pipes inside his bag. As a result, he was detained at the Airport and handed over to the Central Office for Drug Control for follow-up investigations.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/38683/Second-cocaine-smuggling-at...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Conflict Incident Report

Second cocaine smuggling attempt thwarted at Beirut Airport on Saturday