Conflict Incident Report

Drug trafficker arrested in Zahle after Lebanese, Saudi cooperation

Date of incident:

July 23, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Judicial Police - ISF

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Following intensive investigations carried out by the anti-drug office of the judicial police in coordination with security authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a Lebanese national named A.G. (born in 1971) was apprehended in the town of Ksara in Zahle for trafficking large quantities of Captagon pills into Gulf countries.

Investigations are ongoing to apprehend his associates.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/65871/Drug-trafficker-arrested…

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.

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Conflict Incident Report

Drug trafficker arrested in Zahle after Lebanese, Saudi cooperation