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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests alleged drug dealer

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

The Internal Security Forces has arrested an alleged drug trafficker on Beirut’s airport road, the security agency reported in a statement.

The ISF said that when he was arrested Saturday, the Lebanese suspect, identified as Aa.Q., born in 1986, had a bag containing several types of narcotic pills including ecstasy and the prescription drugs Carisol and Tramadol. The man, who was also found with an undocumented motorcycle, has now been referred to the ISF’s anti-drug bureau.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
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.