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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests drug promoters in Zahle

Date of incident: 
December 31, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces arrested four suspected drug promoters at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint in Zahle at around midnight, an ISF statement reported.

The suspects, identified as Syrians D.M. and A.M., born in 1993 and 2000 respectively, and Lebanese M.M. and M.S., born in 1974 and 1997, were reportedly travelling in a van with 100 grams of hash, 5 grams of cocaine and 38 different kinds of pills individually packaged, priced and prepared for “promotion,” 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.