Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese and Syrian smugglers arrested

Date of incident:

June 7, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Two were arrested in east Lebanon after police thwarted a cross-border smuggling operation, Internal Security Forces announced Wednesday.

An alleged Lebanese smuggler and a Syrian counterpart were arrested in the town of al-Soueiri in the Bekaa region in their blue and white pickup truck. They tried to smuggle 33 Syrians, of which seven were children. The Lebanese was identified as 22-year-old A.A., and his Syrian counterpart as 28-year-old- S.S.The vehicle was confiscated, and the two were transferred to judiciary.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jun-07/408821-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

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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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese and Syrian smugglers arrested