Conflict Incident Report

Man held in possession of 15 pistols, $500K artifact

Date of incident:

March 25, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

On 25 Mar 16, an army force arrested a man who hails from the town of Maaraboun, after he crossed the Syrian-Lebanese border in his Volvo vehicle transporting fifteen handguns and an artifact worth $500,000.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/205529-man-held-in-possession-of-15-p...

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.

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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Conflict Incident Report

Man held in possession of 15 pistols, $500K artifact