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Conflict Incident Report

Arrest of three persons over possession of Captagon

Date of incident: 
November 27, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Three people have been arrested by the Lebanese Army over possession of the drug Captagon.
 
The suspects were reportedly arrested Nov. 27 in the Bekaa town of Aadous.
 
The Army said its Intelligence Branch had raided the home of wanted suspects Faiz and Riad Mohammad al-Hammoud, finding 174 grams of Captagon – an amphetamine-based drug popular in the Gulf.
 
A number of pills were reportedly also discovered in the pockets of Saudi national Ahmad Awad bin Hammad al-Khamali.
Primary category: 
Raid
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.