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20 kg of heroin seized at Lebanon airport

In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 file photo, travellers stand next to their luggage at the departure terminal of Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon. A Lebanese official said on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 reports that Beirut International Airport doesn’t meet international safety standards are “exaggerated” but acknowledged that the facility needs improvement. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
The Lebanese Ministry of Finance announced that Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport Customs seized bag containing 20 kilograms of heroin. (File Photo: AP)

20 kg of heroin seized at Lebanon airport

The Lebanese Ministry of Finance announced that Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport Customs seized bag containing 20 kilograms of heroin

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Staff writer, Al Arabiya English

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The Lebanese Ministry of Finance announced that Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport Customs seized bag containing 20 kilograms of heroin on Friday.

The bag belonged to a traveler holding a Venezuelan passport who entered the country two days ago, the statement said.

Authorities have initiated legal proceedings against the suspect, it added.

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