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Conflict Incident Report
Saudi-bound Captagon shipment seized at north Lebanon port
Date of incident:
November 5, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
On 05 Nov 16, Customs officers in the north Lebanon coastal city of Tripoli seized a Syrian truck loaded with Captagon pills bound for Saudi Arabia via Jordan.
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.
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