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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests drug dealer in Nahr el-Mot

Date of incident: 
September 29, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians

“On Friday 29/9/2016 a police patrol in Mount Lebanon busted Lebanese Aa.M., 1995, who was caught with amounts of hashish, two envelopes of Salvia divinorum, one envelope of cocaine, a Samsung mobile, Nokia mobile, LL 2,440,000 and $1600,” an ISF statement said on Saturday.

The detainee confessed during investigations that he has obtained the money from selling drugs to clients on Friday.

He also said that he planned to smuggle the drugs into a juvenile prison.

He was referred to the related judicial authority.

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.