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ISF arrests 14 Syrian nationals and people smuggler
Date of incident:
January 4, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
The Internal Security Forces said in a statement it arrested a 29-year-old Syrian national, identified as M.Q, for allegedly smuggling people into Lebanese territory.
He was transferred to authorities for prosecution, the statement added.
The same report also said that the ISF arrested 14 Syrian nationals - including seven children under the age of 10 – for attempting to illegally cross the border. The arrests were made in the town of Suweiri in the Bekaa. It was not made clear whether or not M.Q. was accused of smuggling the same group of people.
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):
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.
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