Conflict Incident Report

Thieves arrested red-handed in stolen car

Date of incident:

April 22, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Lebanese Civilians

The Internal Security Forces arrested car thieves attempting to drive off with a stolen vehicle in Jounieh. Lebanese nationals H.H., born in 1985, and I.Y., born in 1972, were caught red-handed in Jounieh, trying to get away in a stolen Hyundai Grand i10. Both suspects are allegedly part of a larger car theft gang, and admitted to stealing over 20 Hyundai vehicles from different areas in Mount Lebanon. The ISF seized a gun found in the car, as well as $3,200 in cash, counterfeit license plates and a bag full of tools used to break into cars. At the time of the arrest, the ISF also seized a stolen Hyundai Tucson that was being transported by the gang to Bekaa, to be smuggled into Syria from there.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Apr-22/446246-…

Primary category:

Robbery/Trespassing

Classification of conflict (primary):

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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Thieves arrested red-handed in stolen car

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