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Conflict Incident Report

Five kgs of cocaine busted at Beirut airport

Date of incident: 
June 5, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Customs

Beirut airport's Customs officers managed to botch a smuggling attempt of five kg of cocaine, hidden inside a bag belonging to a Paraguayan lady coming from Brazil, National News Agency correspondent reported. 
The operation was foiled around midnight yesterday. The lady was identified as Silva del Rosario Almada. 


 

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.