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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests 2 suspected drug dealers in Mansourieh

Date of incident: 
March 18, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of two suspected drug dealers in Metn’s Mansourieh.

The suspects, identified as Lebanese nationals H.M., born in 1994, and Aa.A., born in 1995, were arrested March 18 while dealing drugs from a Kia Sportage.

ISF personnel found a black bag inside the car containing a variety of drugs, including 32 small envelopes of cocaine, 11 plastic boxes containing a cocaine derivative known as “Buzz” and five baggies of hashish.

The ISF also seized $1120 in addition to LL780,000 ($520), which they said the suspects had made from the sale of drugs.

Investigations are ongoing under the supervision of the judiciary, the ISF reported.

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.