Conflict Incident Report

Army detains 2 attempting to smuggle Captagon into Arsal

Associated Timeline/Case:

Arsal Conflict (starting August 2, 2014)

Date of incident:

September 11, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

The Army Friday detained two Lebanese nationals trying to smuggle Captagon pills into the northeastern border town of Arsal.
"An Army patrol detained on the Labweh-Arsal road citizens Ahmad Mohammad Hmeid and Youssef Ahmad al-Atrash, who were in a Hino pickup truck without any legal documents," the Army said in a statement.
The military said it confiscated "51 bags of Captagon pills that [the suspects] were trying to smuggle into Arsal."

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-11/314859-army-de...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Army detains 2 attempting to smuggle Captagon into Arsal