Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests Palestinian over drug charges in South Lebanon

Date of incident:

July 19, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Military Intelligence

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

The Lebanese Army arrested a Palestinian national in south Lebanon on drug charges, a source told The Daily Star. The joint Palestinian security force in Sidon’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp handed the suspect, named Mustafa Ramadan, to the Lebanese Army Intelligence at a military checkpoint near Sidon government hospital, the source said. They had previously arrested Ramadan several weeks ago for drug abuse. He was required to sign a pledge promising not to relapse. However, he was later found to have done so.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jul-20/413360-…

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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Army arrests Palestinian over drug charges in South Lebanon