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Conflict Incident Report
ISF ARRESTS SUSPECTED ARMS SMUGGLER
Date of incident:
December 5, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
ISF Intelligence Branch
Lebanese Civilians
The ISF has arrested a man suspected of transferring weapons from Syria to Lebanon.
The man, identified as Lebanese Aa.H., born in 1988, was arrested Wednesday in Hermel by a patrol from the ISF’s Information Branch. He was found in possession of 26 ammunition boxes, each containing 440 bullets.
Upon investigation, Aa.H. reportedly admitted that in exchange for money, he smuggled weapons and ammunition for a man identified as Lebanese M.Z., born in 1988, who resides in Hermel. The statement said that M.Z. would then transfer the weapons to another man, identified as Lebanese Aa.Sh., born in 1957, who has several warrants out for his arrest.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Arms Storage/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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