Mawlawi Says New Bid to Smuggle Drugs Out of Lebanon Foiled

Lebanese security agencies have thwarted a new attempt to smuggle narcotics out of the country, Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi announced on Thursday.

“In a new operation, security agencies have proved their insistence on combating the trafficking of drugs out of Lebanon,” Mawlawi tweeted.

“The anti-narcotics bureau of judicial police in cooperation with the Customs’ anti-narcotics unit have managed to seize around 12 tons of drugs that were camouflaged in boxes of juice powder,” the minister added, noting that the narcotics had been bound for Sudan as a “first stop.”

“Investigations are still underway to inspect the content of the entire shipment and the operation’s circumstances,” Mawlawi went on to say, while emphasizing that Lebanese authorities “will spare no effort in thwarting all smuggling operations and preventing harm and evil against our Arab brothers.”