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Conflict Incident Report

Drug dealer arrested in south Lebanon

Date of incident: 
August 24, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Notorious Palestinian drug dealer Abdel Kadr was arrested by the Internal Security Forces anti-drug unit at the entrance of the south Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh. 

Kadr reportedly distributed drugs in the Bekaa Valley and in the south of the country. ISF personnel tracked Kadr’s movements between Tyre, Sidon and Zahrani before ambushing him. Shots were fired during the arrest but no injuries were reported. Three of Kadr’s clients were also arrested and drugs, money and cellphones used in the drug operations were seized.

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.