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Army raids Baalbek home for hash and guns
Date of incident:
February 27, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Civilians
The Lebanese Army seized a large quantity of hash and several assault weapons in a raid on a Baalbeck home Tuesday night, an Army statement said.
The raid targeted the home of a number of wanted men in the region’s Hor Taala village, the Army said.
The Army seized Two Kalashnikov-type assault rifles, a quantity of light ammunition, 32 kilograms of processed hash, 2 kilograms of unprocessed hash and 1 kilogram of captagon, in addition to other “narcotic substances.”
The Army also seized a quantity of foreign currency, various types of military equipment, two motorcycles and a BMW X-5 car that had no legal papers.
The Army did not say whether the men had been arrested.
Primary category:
Raid
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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