Syrian arrested at Beirut Airport with 40kg suspected cocaine from Accra

On Saturday, October 31, 2026, a Syrian man was arrested at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, as he disembarked from a flight arriving from Accra with a substantial quantity of suspected cocaine. The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) disclosed that the arrest occurred during a collaborative operation involving both Ghanaian and Lebanese drug law enforcement agencies.

The Narcotics Control Commission explained that the arrest was the outcome of a controlled delivery exercise designed to identify and apprehend individuals involved in suspected drug trafficking activities at both the origin and destination points. This operation also aimed to gather intelligence that would assist in dismantling a broader transnational criminal network believed to orchestrate the shipment.

NACOC officials emphasized that the arrest is part of a concerted effort to work alongside Ghanaian authorities in addressing international drug trafficking through enhanced cross-border intelligence-sharing. The commission stated that the operation is part of more extensive measures being taken to disrupt criminal networks that facilitate the illicit movement of drugs across national borders.