Lebanese Authorities Just Busted A Crystal Meth Smuggling Attempt
Security forces in Lebanon have foiled an attempt to smuggle crystal meth out of the country, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced in a statement on Monday.
About 8.6 kg of the drug was seized by a patrol of the Anti-Narcotics Bureau on July 27th, concealed professionally inside water filters.
The said bureau had recently received information about a group's ongoing preparations to smuggle a large amount of crystal meth out of Lebanon through a shipping company.
After the aforementioned amount was seized, further investigations and surveillance operations revealed the identities of the individuals involved in the targeted drug-trafficking network.
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One of those individuals, identified by the initials "J.S." (25, Syrian), was arrested on the same day the drugs were found, according to the ISF .
Meanwhile, investigations into the case are ongoing under judicial supervision, and work is underway to arrest the remaining suspects.
This comes two days after the ISF announced that it had thwarted a major drug- smuggling attempt involving more than two million Captagon pills and over two tonnes of cannabis .
The Lebanese authorities have been intensifying their efforts to crack down on drug smugglers since Saudi Arabia announced a ban on fruit and vegetable imports from Lebanon following a major drug bust in April.