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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests four men for drug trafficking, seizes cocaine, crack

Date of incident: 
July 22, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Lebanese Civilians

Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested four men for drug trafficking, the Army announced in a statement.

Amran A., Ali A., Hassan A. and Hussein Q. were arrested in the Bir Hasan area of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Three hundred and twenty-two dime bags of powder cocaine and 142 dime bags of crack cocaine were seized along with cash during the arrest.

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.