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Conflict Incident Report

Arresting Syrian who planned smuggling captagon outside Lebanon

Date of incident: 
June 26, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

NNA - Directorate General of Internal Security Forces on Tuesday issued a communique saying that the security forces raided a house in Rweisat Majdelbaana on June 26, 2016 and arrested a Syrian individual who possessed large quantities of captagon and was intending to export them to foreign countries. Investigations with the Syrian are still underway by the judicial authority. 

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.