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ISF arrests suspected drug dealer, user
Date of incident:
November 23, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
ISF Intelligence Branch
Lebanese Civilians
The Internal Security Forces has arrested a man wanted on charges of drug dealing and a man suspected of planning to buy drugs from him
“On Nov. 23 in Metn’s Mkalles, and as a result of extensive monitoring, an Information Branch unit arrested Lebanese national M.T., born in 1982, on board a GMC,” the statement said, adding that M.T. was found to be in possession of 66 dime bags of cocaine, two cellphones and an amount of money.
M.T., the statement noted, had warrants out for his arrest on drug-related charges as well as for kidnapping.
“The [Information Branch] also managed to arrest Lebanese M.H., born in 1989, in a Mercedes, who was looking to buy drugs from [M.T.],”
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.
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