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Cocaine haul smuggled into Lebanon in dried fruit
Date of incident:
January 19, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Beirut Airport Security (BAS)
One hundred kilograms (220 lbs) of cocaine hidden inside boxes of dried fruit were seized at Beirut airport on Monday, a security source told Reuters. Two people were arrested in connection with the haul found inside almost two tonnes of dried fruit which had arrived from Peru, the source said. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-19/332709-cocaine...
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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