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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests two suspected drug dealers in Jdeideh

Date of incident: 
March 24, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Two suspected drug dealers were arrested earlier this week in Mount Lebanon, a statement from the Internal Security Forces reported.

The two Syrian nationals, identified as A.B. and Aa.S., born in 1999 and 1996 respectively, were arrested in a white Range Rover in the town of Jdeideh.

At the time of their arrest, they were reportedly carrying 32 baggies of cocaine, 52 baggies of freebase cocaine, four baggies of marijuana and two baggies of hashish, in additional to $1150 and LL6,152,000 in cash.

They were transferred to the Central Drug Enforcement Office for further investigation.

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