The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has confirmed the arrest of a Syrian national at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, after he arrived from Accra, Ghana, with approximately 40 kilograms of suspected cocaine.
According to a statement issued on November 1, 2026, the suspect was picked up on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
The suspected narcotics were concealed in two pieces of luggage.
NACOC said it is working to arrest the suspect’s accomplices in Ghana as part of an ongoing operation.
It explained that the arrest resulted from a coordinated controlled delivery exercise, carried out through close operational cooperation between Ghanaian and Lebanese drug law enforcement authorities.
The joint operation, it said, was aimed at identifying and apprehending targets at both ends of the supply chain, while gathering vital intelligence to dismantle the broader transnational criminal syndicate behind the shipment.
NACOC added that the operation underscores the collaborative commitment of Ghana and Lebanon to disrupting international drug trafficking networks through cross-border intelligence-sharing.
The statement was signed by PNCO Francis Opoku Amoah, Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations of NACOC.