Conflict Incident Report

Three Lebanese arrested on drug charges

Date of incident:

April 9, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

BEIRUT: Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of three Lebanese nationals on drug charges in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood of southern Beirut. The three suspects were arrested following a fistfight that escalated into a knife fight, ISF statement said. One of the suspects had violence and drug-related problems and all three suspects allegedly confessed to the use and selling of drugs.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Apr-11/401461-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Three Lebanese arrested on drug charges

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