Conflict Incident Report

Traveler with false passport arrested minutes before takeoff

Date of incident:

February 6, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

ISF Intelligence Branch

Lebanese Civilians

A traveler attempting to use a false passport was arrested by the Security and Administration Unit at Beirut’s airport, a statement from the Internal Security Forces said Tuesday.

The arrest was made Friday after the ISF Intelligence Unit notified Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport’s security that a traveller carrying a passport with the fake name Fayez Issa Shahab was attempting to leave the country.

Lebanese national B.M., 62, was arrested after boarding on a plane, minutes before its takeoff.

The suspect reportedly confessed to using a forged Civil Registry Record to get the passport with a false name, saying he needed the passport to travel to an Arab country he is banned from entering.

B.M. was referred to judiciary, the statement added.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Feb-06/437127-…

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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Traveler with false passport arrested minutes before takeoff