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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army arrests suspect smuggling drugs

Date of incident: 
May 18, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Lebanese Civilians

The Lebanese Army has arrested a suspect for smuggling 248 kilograms of items used to manufacture drugs.

The military said in a statement issued that Mohammad Rayed had been arrested by the army's intelligence one day before on the Labweh-Arsal road in the Baalbek Valley.

The suspect had packed the confiscated items inside a truck.

Rayed is currently being questioned. He will be referred to the judiciary to stand trial.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.