Conflict Incident Report

Suspected human smugglers arrested in east Lebanon

Date of incident:

September 8, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Police in east Lebanon arrested two suspected human traffickers attempting to smuggle over 100 Syrian nationals into Lebanon.

The suspects, identified as M.H. and B.T., were reportedly apprehended on the outskirts of the Western Bekaa town of Suweiri as they tried to transport 104 Syrian nationals, including 27 children, into Lebanon.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Sep-09/418788-…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Conflict Incident Report

Suspected human smugglers arrested in east Lebanon