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Two Syrians busted for counterfeiting currency
Date of incident:
October 10, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of two Syrian men Monday in a Beirut suburb over charges of counterfeiting money and fraud. The police statement said a Syrian national, 31, was apprehended in the Metn area of Nabaa with more than $3,000 in forged currency. The suspect subsequently told authorities who supplied him with the forged banknotes, prompting police to raid the alleged counterfeiter’s house. The suspected counterfeiter is another Syrian national aged 41. During the raid, police seized two printing presses that print counterfeit bills, an undisclosed amount of forged currency, and a quantity of fake gold.
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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