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Conflict Incident Report

South Lebanon police arrested two men on drug charges

Date of incident: 
August 2, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

South Lebanon police arrested two suspects on drug charges. A unit from the anti-narcotics police office in south Lebanon detained them in Tyre after the two men were suspected of abusing drugs, adding that police found “a large quantity of drugs” in the house of one of them. 

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.