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Conflict Incident Report
Two suspected drug dealers arrested
Date of incident:
June 19, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
The ISF arrested two Palestinian suspects, M.M., born in 1992 and A.Sh., born in 1996. It was not immediately clear where the arrests were made.
M.M. and A.Sh. were arrested while in a Mercedes car, where ISF personnel found 2.1 kilograms of hash, 8 grams of a cocaine-based substance, in addition to pills.
During investigations, the suspects allegedly admitted to buying the seized drugs from Burj al-Barajneh in order to sell it to a dealer inside the Rashidieh Palestinian camp near Tyre.
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.
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