# Syrian arrested at Beirut Airport with 40kg suspected cocaine shipment from Ghana - NACOC confirms - MyJoyOnline

> The Commission explained that the arrest followed a coordinated controlled delivery operation involving close collaboration between Ghanaian and Lebanese drug law enforcement authorities.

- Published: 2026-11-01T15:31:29.698Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T22:00:19.957Z
- 1 source
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Alexander Twum-Barima, Beirut, Ghana, Ghanaian and Lebanese drug law enforcement authorities, Lebanese authorities, Lebanon, NACOC, Rafic Hariri International Airport

## How it developed

- 2026-11-01T15:31:29.698Z - MyJoyOnline: [Syrian arrested at Beirut Airport with 40kg suspected cocaine shipment from Ghana - NACOC confirms - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/syrian-arrested-at-beirut-airport-with-40kg-suspected-cocaine-shipment-from-ghana-nacoc-confirms/)
- 2026-11-02T20:30:26.502Z - MyJoyOnline: [NACOC defends Lebanon cocaine arrest, rejects claims of failed controlled delivery - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/nacoc-defends-lebanon-cocaine-arrest-rejects-claims-of-failed-controlled-delivery/)
- 2026-11-02T22:00:19.957Z - MyJoyOnline: [We don't need media recognition to be happy; it's about results – NACOC on Ghana-Lebanon cocaine bust collaboration - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/we-dont-need-media-recognition-to-be-happy-its-about-results-nacoc-on-ghana-lebanon-cocaine-bust-collaboration/)

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