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Conflict Incident Report

Men arrested for promoting fake US dollars

Date of incident: 
November 28, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
State Security
State Security arrested a man suspected of promoting fake currency, in the Zahle town of Saadnayel.
 
During investigations, the suspect, identified as A.Z., reportedly admitted to buying a quantity of counterfeit U.S. dollars from suspect M.Z. in the Baalbeck town of Knisa, before handing them over to Lebanese suspect J.A., who was also arrested.
 
 
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.