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Customs seized captagon shipment at Lebanon airport
Date of incident:
July 13, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Customs
The Customs Department at Beirut airport foiled a smuggling operation of captagon pills headed for Dubai.
According to a security source, the captagon was transported to the airport from the Bekaa in a large vehicle.
The security source speculated there could be someone within Customs who faciliated the operation.
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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