Lebanon announced Wednesday that the customs authorities at Beirut's Rafic Hariri airport have thwarted one of the biggest drug smuggling operations in the country after seizing 31 kilograms of cocaine.

The authorities said in a statement that the customs officers found the cocaine hidden in the bags of a Lebanese national who arrived at the airport from Brazil via Abu Dhabi late last night.

The cocaine was placed in 29 packs in two bags, it said.

The suspect, who was identified by his initials as A.J., was arrested and the drugs were seized and handed over to the anti-drug unit, the ministry's statement said. Endit

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