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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sami Quadri

Man jailed after being caught at Heathrow Airport with £1.2m hidden in suitcases bound for Lebanon

A supermarket worker who attempted to smuggle more than £1.2 million in cash out of the UK to Lebanon has been jailed for 21 months following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal Three on Saturday, March 15, as he prepared to board a flight to Beirut.

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