Conflict Incident Report

3 Palestinians arrested while dealing drugs

Date of incident:

June 24, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Three Palestinians were arrested on during a drug deal in Sidon, the Internal Security Forces announced.

The suspects were purchasing the drugs for M.Aa., a Palestinian fugitive in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp known as Mohammad al-Iraqi.

They were identified as 21-year-old Aa.Aa. and 31-year-old Aa.B., who admitted to purchasing illicit drugs from 53-year-old M.N.

Police confiscated 2,000 strawberry-flavored Tramadol pills, three small plastic bags of cocaine, salvia, and hashish, two packages of rolling paper, a utility knife, and two cellphones.

The contraband was in the Mercedes that they were using for the deal.

The ISF statement added that they were planning to sell the drugs in the camp for between $200 to $400.

The three arrested were transferred to judiciary.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jun-28/411043-…

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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3 Palestinians arrested while dealing drugs