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Conflict Incident Report

Man arrested in Bekaa Valley on drug use

Date of incident: 
July 3, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The man accused of using drugs, K.Q., was found grinding Captagon pills - an amphetamine that has grown in popularity in the region in recent years - and mixing them with coffee. He was arrested in the village of Al-Dalhamia.

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.