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LAF confiscates large quantity of narcotics on sixth day of Bekaa security plan

Date of incident: 
February 17, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians

On 17 Feb 15, the Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) continued the implementation of the security plan in the northern Bekaa region, carrying out a series of arrests during various raids. Nine (9) Syrian nationals were arrested for illegally entering the country and two (2) wanted Lebanese nationals were detained. The army also confiscated around 50 kilograms of narcotics, impounded six vehicles for lacking proper legal papers, and seized a number of military equipment and light ammunition. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/167844-army-arrests-syrians-lebanese-... http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Feb-20/288122-securit... NB: Please note that due to the unavailability of the exact location specified in the report, this security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.
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