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Conflict Incident Report

Two men arrested for drug dealing in Nabatieh

Date of incident: 
February 5, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Two men over the age of 60 were arrested for dealing and using drugs in south Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces announced Monday.

"On Feb. 3, in Nabatieh ... the ISF arrested Lebanese nationals: R. Sh. (born in 1955) and L. Ha. (born in 1951). Hashish, rolling paper and Thermadol pills were confiscated at the time of their arrest," the statement read.

The statement added that the two suspects admitted to the crime during interrogations.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.