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Conflict Incident Report

Mount Lebanon police arrested forgery suspect

Date of incident: 
August 16, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Mount Lebanon police arrested a suspect on forgery charges.

A unit from ISF’s Financial Crimes and Anti-Money Laundering Bureau in Aley apprehended a man identified for using counterfeit money. The suspect was previously wanted over forgery and fraud charges.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.