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Conflict Incident Report

Captagon dealer arrested in Beirut southern suburbs

Date of incident: 
May 30, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians

A suspected drug dealer was arrested in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tueday, the Internal Security Forces announced in a statement. The 40 year-old drug dealer, identified as F.Aa. was arrested in his home in the Beirut southern suburbs neighborhood of Hay al-Sellom. Police confiscated a plastic bag with 852 captagon pills. An investigation were underway.

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.