Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil revealed on Monday that radioactive and poisonous materials at Rafik Hariri International Airport and Beirut Port have been seized

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil revealed on Monday that radioactive and poisonous materials at Rafik Hariri International Airport and Beirut Port have been seized.

“Some of the materials have been imported from India. Traders don't have the right to buy cheap goods that harm citizens,” Khalil said during a press conference.

He called for returning the goods and said the companies importing such products, which include food, drugs, production equipment and cutlery, will be held accountable.

“Dangerous radioactivity stays for 85 years,” Khalil warned. “It is prohibited to turn Lebanon into a dump for poisonous and radioactive waste.”

Khalil vowed to follow up the issue with the involved ministers and the judiciary.

He said he procrastinated in announcing such a scandal that poses a danger to the people's health pending the results of tests carried out on the goods.