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Suspect arrested in Sidon for drug trafficking
Date of incident:
December 29, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
South Lebanon’s regional drug control office arrested a suspect known as “Al-Didi” on suspicions of drug trafficking and promotion, a security source told The Daily Star.
After a thorough follow-up and careful monitoring, the drug control office reportedly arrested Mohammed Z., born in 1988 and known as “Al-Didi,” in Sidon’s Haret Saida.
The suspect was wanted for the crime of trafficking and promoting drugs, the source said.
“The suspect was arrested after being pursued," the source said. "Shots were fired during the chase, after [Mohammed Z.] tried escaping through the roof of a house and hid in a chicken house.”
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Raid
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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