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Police arrest Syrian drug dealer in Beirut suburbs
Date of incident:
May 18, 2017
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 a Syrian drug dealer in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Police stopped 33-year-old Syrian R.Aa on a motorcycle in Burj al-Barajneh, the statement read.
R.Aa had a large amount of drugs with him, more specifically 44 plastic bags containing hashish and salvia, packaged and ready to be sold.
The suspect was referred to the Central Drug Enforcement Office for further investigation at the behest of the judiciary.
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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