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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

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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