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Conflict Incident Report
Depot raided in Aramoun
Date of incident:
December 2, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
On 02 Dec 16, four suspects have been detained over their involvement in a drug smuggling operation through Beirut's port, the Finance Ministry announced. A ministry statement said that port inspectors found 300 kilograms of hashish in a container heading to Egypt. The Anti-Drug Bureau detained the Customs agent handling the container's documents and the truck driver at the scene. After an investigation, the owner of the hashish was arrested. Anti-Drug Bureau agents raided a depot owned by the suspect in the Mount Lebanon town of Aramoun.
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.
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