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ISF arrests smuggling ring member detaining smuggled Syrians for ransom
Date of incident:
August 18, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
The Internal Security Forces raided the home of a smuggler in Zahle and seized over 300 identity documents confiscated from Syrian nationals, a statement from the security agency said Saturday. The ISF also arrested Syrian national Q.Z., born in 1994 at his home during the raid. Q.Z. allegedly admitted to smuggling Syrian nationals into Lebanon and detaining them until a ransom was paid for their release. The smuggling ring also confiscated identity documents from people smuggled and demanded money to return them. The suspect was referred to the judiciary and investigations are ongoing to arrest others involved.
Primary category:
Raid
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary):
Border conflicts (Syrian border)
Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
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