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ISF arrest fake gold dealers after international investigation
Date of incident:
April 28, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of two men in Beirut for selling counterfeit golden bracelet following an international investigation.
The suspects, identified as Syrians M.A. and Z.N., born in 1983 and 1990 respectively, were arrested on April 25 in Beirut’s Saloumi area in Sin al-Fil.
Some 200 fake gold bracelets were seized during their arrest.
ISF said it had investigated the crimes in coordination with “people in Lebanon and Turkey,” and had found that the suspects managed to sell off 20 of the fake bracelets, while they had also made “30 failed attempts.”
The arrested suspects are reportedly members of a larger gang.
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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