Lebanon foils attempt to smuggle drugs at airport

BEIRUT, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese Customs police on Tuesday seized 6 kg of drugs hidden inside shoe soles of a smuggler at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The police was tipped off about the drug smuggling attempt before the seizure, the NNA said.

The suspect, a Lebanese citizen identified by his initials as Aa.A, arrived in Lebanon from South America at dawn on Tuesday.

He was arrested and transferred to the Anti-Narcotics Bureau.