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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests drug gang; seizes over 2mn Captagon pills.

Date of incident: 
June 23, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

The ISF were made aware of a warehouse belonging to a Syrian national identified as A.K., born in 1976, that housed drugs in Mount Lebanon's Khaldeh two weeks ago.
They proceeded to raid the warehouse and arrest the owner, along with four Syrian nationals who were reportedly working at the warehouse. The ISF also seized 70 kilograms of hashish.
The suspects were identified as M.K., born in 2000, M.Z., born in 1980, M.M., born in 1994 and A.K., born in 1986.

Primary category: 
Raid
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.