February 21, 2014 Letter from Head of Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Money Laundering Section in Customs to Customs Administration Anti-Smuggling Department
Ministry of Finance
Customs Administration
Issued Document No.: 455/2014
Beirut, on February 21, 2014
To: Head of the Audit and Anti-Smuggling Service
Subject: Inquiry
Reference:
We hereby notify you that our Section has received information about a ship called RHOSUS docked in Quay no 11 of the Port of Beirut and carrying highly dangerous and explosive Ammonium Nitrates that threaten public safety. Noting that the ship had entered the port on 19/11/2013, loaded with the mentioned cargo, and was headed to an African country, Mozambique.
Therefore, we hereby propose instructing the head of the Beirut Brigades and the head of the Manifest Department to work with the ground control authorities to move the ship away from Quay No. 11 and closer to the breakwater, and if possible, to put it under the supervision of the authorities present at the port.
For your information, attached is a copy of the manifest.
Beirut, on February 21, 2014
Chief of the Anti-Narcotics and Money Laundering Section
Col. Joseph Nicolas Skaf
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Audit and Anti-Smuggling Services
Date of Receipt: February 22nd, 2014
Registration No.: 0534/2014
To be referred to the Regional Directorate [of Customs] of Beirut
[illegible]
February 22nd, 2014
On behalf of the head of the Audit and Anti-Smuggling Services [illegible]
Hanna Fares
2234/2014 Immediate
February 22nd, 2014
To be referred to the head of the Port of Beirut Service and the head of the Brigade in Beirut, for information and action
February 22nd, 2014
Head of the Regional Directorate of Beirut [acting]
Moussa Hazimeh
743/2014
Copy and to be referred for information and action to:
Head of Central Section
Head of Maritime Section
Beirut, February 24th, 2014
Head of the Beirut Brigades
Col. Pierre Al-Hajj
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To be referred to the [illegible] for their information.
Beirut, on February 24, 2014
Head of Beirut’s Maritime Section [acting]
Captain Nidal Diab
No: 89/2014
2013