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Conflict Incident Report
Police seize $7M worth of Captagon near Beirut
Date of incident:
August 2, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
On 02 Aug 16, the Internal Security Forces announced that at least $7 million worth of Captagon pills were seized from a Beirut suburb one day earlier. In a statement, police said that around 700,000 pills, weighing 140 kilograms and worth between $7 million and $14 million, were confiscated in the bust.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary 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.
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