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Army Intelligence seizes half ton hashish at Beirut Port
Date of incident:
May 9, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Lebanese Customs
Security agents seized nearly half a ton of hashish stashed inside soapboxes at Beirut Port, the Army announced. The military said that Army Intelligence had seized a shipping container in which 487.5 kilograms of hashish were hidden inside 1,639 soapboxes, disguised as soap bars. It remains unclear exactly where the drug was being exported to. “The container was handed over to Lebanese Customs. Investigations are still ongoing over the identity of the smugglers, who will be stopped and referred to the pertinent court,” the Army said in a statement.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary 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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