Conflict Incident Report

Bekaa policeman arrested for possession of drugs

Date of incident:

March 31, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

A policeman was arrested at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint in east Lebanon for possession of cocaine and cannabis, a security source said Tuesday.

The source told The Daily Star that Sgt. Khodor Zaidan, who hails from the Bekaa Valley town of Al-Ain, was arrested Monday after police found 2 kilograms of cocaine and 4 kilograms of cannabis on him. His wife was also apprehended for attempting to conceal Zaidan’s smuggling activity from the Bekaa Valley to Beirut, the source said.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Apr-01/292882-bekaa-p...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

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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Bekaa policeman arrested for possession of drugs