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Beirut: investigation into cocaine shipment from Accra

This dossier follows the announced seizure at Beirut airport of a shipment arriving from Accra, statements by Lebanese and Ghanaian authorities and subsequent investigative steps.

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Beirut, April 2019. Archive view; it does not show the airport or the announced seizure.
Beirut, April 2019. Archive view; it does not show the airport or the announced seizure. — Laura C Ellis / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 18 avril 2019 ; sans modification.

Where things stand

On 1 November 2026, Lebanese Customs announced a seizure with a gross weight of 46.7 kg carried out the previous day. Ghana's narcotics commission described a coordinated operation and efforts to identify accomplices.

Reported information

Beirut Customs announces cocaine seizure weighing 46.7 kg gross

Lebanese Customs announced on 1 November 2026 that it had seized a cocaine shipment with a gross weight of 46.7 kg in the luggage of a traveller arriving from Accra. The intervention at Rafic Hariri airport took place on the night of 31 October in cooperation with General Security.

Beirut, April 2019. Archive view; it does not show the airport or the announced seizure.
Beirut, April 2019. Archive view; it does not show the airport or the announced seizure. — Laura C Ellis / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 18 avril 2019 ; sans modification.

The statement describes 40 packages concealed in luggage and electronic tracking devices. The traveller was arrested; investigators are seeking the shipment's organisers and intended recipient, according to Customs.

Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission, NACOC, says it participated in a controlled delivery with Lebanese authorities and is seeking to identify accomplices in Ghana. It refers to approximately 40 kg of suspected substance; Customs' 46.7 kg is its stated gross weight. These figures retain their attribution and are not treated as identical measurements. The investigation is not a conviction.

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