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One Lebanese and two Syrians arrested for arms dealing in Akkar

Date of incident: 
May 16, 2017
Death toll: 
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Number of Injured: 
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Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
State Security

Lebanon's State Security arrested two Syrians and a Lebanese in north Lebanon on charges of arms dealing, the National News Agency reported.

After conducting a number of raids on houses of arms dealing suspects in the towns of Akroum and Wadi Khaled, both situated in Akkar, State Security managed to arrest three men on the suspected charges.

Lebanese Abed al-Hamid A.D, as well as Syrians Mohammad M.H and Mustapha M.H were arrested during the raids. Both Syrians were staying in Lebanon illegally, using fake identification cards and moving around on an unregistered motorcycle.

All three suspects allegedly confessed that they had been selling arms and ammunition of all kinds since 2012, through the Lebanese-Syrian border.

They were referred to the Office for Combatting Terrorism and Serious Crimes in the North.

Source Link: 
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/May-16/406034-…
Primary category: 
Raid
Secondary Category: 
Arms Storage/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.
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