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Suspected drug dealer arrested in Ashrafieh
Date of incident:
November 24, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Beirut police have arrested a man in Ashrafieh on suspicion of dealing drugs.
Police were reportedly informed that an individual had been promoting a number of banned substances in the neighborhood, and made the arrest on November 24.
The Syrian national, born in 1994, was arrested whilst on a motorbike. At the time of his arrest, he was found to be carrying 33 small bags of various banned substances, including cocaine, morphine, tablets of Buprenorphine and other substances.
The suspect was also carrying a significant quantity of cash – some $840 in addition to LL451,000.
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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