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Conflict Incident Report

Police crack down on drug dealers in south

Date of incident: 
April 6, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
ISF Intelligence Branch

A security source told The Daily Star said that the Internal Security Forces' Information Branch detained M.A., 36, and Aa.A., 27, in the southern district of Nabatieh.

The two suspects are from the Bekaa Valley town of Hawr Taala.

M.A. admitted during questioning to dealing with drugs brought in large quantities from the Bekaa Valley in cooperation with his fugitive relative Q.A., 33.

Aa.A. has several arrest warrants issued against him.

They were handed over to the judiciary for further questioning.

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.