📰 3 sources 5 articles · 1 Oct 2026, 18:32 → 15 days ago

Lebanese Customs seize smuggled Botox, filler and medicines in Antelias and Metn

Lebanon's General Directorate of Customs announced that its Anti-Smuggling Division seized large quantities of smuggled cosmetic medicine preparations, notably Botox and filler, in a residential apartment occupied by a commercial company, then seized smuggled medicines and cosmetic injections in Antelias and raided an apartment in Metn. Customs is continuing its pursuit of smuggling of medicines and medical and cosmetic preparations, while investigations continue to trace the source of the materials, their entry route and distribution, and to uncover the network.

📍 Where things stand: Legal investigations are ongoing under the supervision of the competent judiciary to trace the source of the smuggled preparations, their entry route and distribution, amid Customs' intensified pursuit of smuggling of medicines and medical and cosmetic preparations.

⏱️ Timeline

1 Oct 2026, 18:32 The General Directorate of Customs announced that its Anti-Smuggling Division seized large quantities of smuggled cosmetic medicine preparations, notably Botox and filler, inside a residential apartment occupied by a commercial company, following monitoring and a raid under the supervision of the competent judiciary, and it arrested the violator. It noted that these preparations were brought into Lebanon irregularly, amid doubts about their source, transport and storage conditions and their safety, with investigations continuing to trace their source, entry route and distribution and to uncover the network.
2 Oct 2026, 12:40 The General Directorate of Customs announced it was intensifying its pursuit of the smuggling of medicines and medical and cosmetic preparations, after the seizure of large quantities of smuggled materials, most notably Botox and filler, hidden inside residential apartments and premises occupied by commercial companies. Director General of Customs Grace Qazi said that combating the smuggling of everything related to people's health and safety has become a priority, and she called on citizens to cooperate, report any suspicious activity and verify the source of any product.
3 Oct 2026, 12:39 The Anti-Smuggling Division seized a quantity of smuggled medicines and cosmetic injections in the Antelias area, then raided, after monitoring and follow-up and based on a signal from the competent judiciary, a residential apartment in the Metn area where additional large quantities of smuggled injections and cosmetic preparations were stored; those involved were taken with the seized items to complete legal investigations. The Directorate warned that smugglers use residential apartments, company offices and commercial centers as camouflage methods.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

MTV Lebanon's coverage focused on the details of the security operation and the warning about camouflage methods, while Lebanon Debate highlighted the health dimension and the warning by the Director General of Customs and her call on citizens to report, whereas annahar.com gave prominence to the seizure locations (Antelias and Metn), the arrest of those involved and the camouflage methods used.

MTV Lebanon It led with the operational details of the Anti-Smuggling Division, the seizure of the preparations inside a residential apartment and the arrest of the violator, then in a later report highlighted the seizure of smuggled medicines and cosmetic injections in Antelias and the raid on an apartment in Metn, closing with a warning that smugglers use residential apartments and company offices as camouflage methods.
Lebanon Debate It focused on the fact that the preparations were brought in irregularly amid doubts about their source, transport, storage conditions and safety, then dedicated a report to Customs' intensified pursuit of smuggling, quoting Director General of Customs Grace Qazi as saying that combating the smuggling of what relates to people's health and safety is a priority, and her call on citizens to cooperate and report.
annahar.com It highlighted the named seizure locations (Antelias, then a residential apartment in the Metn area) and the seizure of a large quantity there, and the arrest of those involved to complete investigations under the supervision of the competent judiciary, noting that smugglers resort to camouflage methods via residential apartments, company offices and commercial centers.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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