BEIRUT: The Drug Combating Department arrested two Dutchmen for attempting to smuggle drugs out of the country, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday.
The ISF said 65.7 kilograms of cannabis were found in a secret compartment inside the trunk of a car trying to leave Lebanon through the Arida border crossing with Syria.
The vehicle was a silver Kia with a European plate and two Dutchmen were driving it. The two suspects were arrested and investigations revealed they were father and son.
The car had entered Lebanon on August 24 through the Masnaa crossing between Lebanon and Syria and it was kept under surveillance.
According to the ISF, one of the suspects had previously visited Lebanon, where he met another Dutch national named Alex, who had proposed smuggling drugs from Lebanon to the Netherlands.
Alex introduced the suspects to a Lebanese man living in Holland. The latter was identified as “T.J.” and he bought the car and instructed his relatives in Lebanon to help with the smuggling operation.
The two suspects were promised 25,000 euros in addition to travelling fees and they stayed with T.J.’s family in the Bekaa during their visit.
The ISF said investigations have been launched to locate the Lebanese nationals involved in the case. – The Daily Star
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