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Conflict Incident Report
Lebanon police discover drug shipment packed in car engine
Date of incident:
May 24, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanon police impounded a drug shipment allegedly packed in a car engine, an Internal Security Forces statement said. Judicial police’s central Anti-Narcotics Bureau Wednesday confiscated nearly 80,000 Captagon pills packed inside a car engine that was being shipped abroad.
A Lebanese woman identified by her initials as M.M. was arrested over suspicions she was involved in trafficking the drugs. The 33-year old also had fake IDs with her. Investigations are underway, and the remaining accomplices are being sought.
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.