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Attempt to smuggle medicine into Egypt and Iraq thwarted

17-10-2020 | 08:22

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Attempt to smuggle medicine into Egypt and Iraq thwarted

The state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday that the Inspection branch of the Internal Security Forces at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut followed up on medicine smuggling operations.

This as the two smuggling operations into Egypt and Iraq were thwarted on Saturday after a passenger tried to hide medicine inside cigarette packs.

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