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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests ‘prominent’ south Lebanon drug dealer

Date of incident: 
October 24, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians

The Internal Security Forces has arrested a suspected drug dealer and his suspected partner in southern Lebanon.

The dealer, identified as Lebanese, one of the most prominent drug dealers in the south.

He was arrested alongside his alleged partner. They were found to be in possession of 108 grams of hash, 23 grams of cocaine packed into dime bags and an unspecified sum of money.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.