Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations DivisionThe following statement: Based on the directive of the competent judiciary, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces circulates the photo of an unidentified woman suspected of carrying out fraudulent operations in the city of Tripoli and its suburbs. She allegedly sold a counterfeit gold ounce in a professional manner to a jewelry shop owner in Tripoli after convincing him it was genuine. Therefore, the General Directorate requests anyone who has any information about her or her whereabouts to contact the Tripoli Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit at either of the following numbers: 06-423039 or 06-626393, in order to take the necessary legal measures. Note that the identity of anyone providing information will remain confidential, in accordance with the law.

27/4/2026

On today’s date, 27/4/2026, the Central Anti-Narcotics Office within the Judicial Police Unit destroyed quantities of seized narcotic substances stored in its warehouse, as well as in the warehouses of the Information Branch and the Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor’s Office of Appeal. The destruction took place at a closed quarry site in the town of Bsalim – Metn, based on the instruction of the competent judiciary, and in the presence of: the Public Prosecutor of Appeal in Mount Lebanon, Judge Sami Sader; the Advocate General of Appeal in Mount Lebanon, Judge Georges Khater; the Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Brigadier General Gerard Nasr, and his assistant, Brigadier General Youssef Mekdad; the Head of the Central Anti-Narcotics Office, Colonel Dr. Ayman Mashmoushi; Colonel André Khoury, one of the officers of the Public Relations Division; Mr. Walid Oueidat from the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Cassation; Mr. Shadi Fares from the Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor’s Office of Appeal; in addition to officers and non-commissioned officers from the Central Anti-Narcotics Office. The destroyed substances were as follows: Cocaine: 264.7 kg Hashish: 368 kg Marijuana: 20 kg Salvia: 52 kg Crystal meth: 3.4 kg Unknown powder: 3.4 kg Heroin: 105 g Narcotic pills (Captagon + XTC): 1,316.3 kg Various sedative pills: 287,777 tablets

27/4/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations DivisionThe following statement: As part of the ongoing daily efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat theft across various Lebanese regions—particularly those targeting electrical cables and wiring belonging to the public network—the Information Branch obtained intelligence regarding a criminal group involved in stealing electrical circuit breakers and copper strips from inside street lighting poles in several areas of Beirut, resulting in a complete outage of nighttime street lighting. Following extensive investigations and intelligence-gathering operations, the branch successfully identified the members of the group as follows: H.T. (born in 2001, Lebanese) M.A. (born in 2006, Palestinian) H.N. (born in 1996, Lebanese) A.H. (born in 2004, Syrian) On 03-04-2026, after precise surveillance and monitoring, a patrol from the branch apprehended them in flagrante delicto in the Gemmayzeh area while attempting to carry out a theft. A search conducted at the time of arrest resulted in the seizure of a metal cutting tool in their possession. They were referred, along with the seized items, to the competent authority for the necessary legal proceedings, in accordance with the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

26/4/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations DivisionThe following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Internal Security Forces to combat drug abuse and trafficking, and to curb robbery crimes across various Lebanese regions, the Information Division obtained information about four individuals involved in drug use and distribution, in addition to carrying out robbery operations against citizens in Tripoli – Al-Tall Square. Following investigations, field operations, and intelligence gathering, the identities of the suspects were determined, and they were arrested in flagrante delicto in the Al-Tall Square area while using and distributing drugs. They are: A.N. (born in 2004, Syrian) A.B. (born in 2002, Syrian), subject to a search and investigation notice for a shooting offense, and two arrest warrants for attempted murder and theft A.H. (born in 1995, undocumented), subject to a warrant (identification record) for weapons offenses A.G. (born in 2008, Syrian, minor), subject to two identification warrants for failure to carry identification A search of their persons led to the seizure of: rolling paper for cigarettes, two Rivotril pills, four Tramal pills, a quantity of cannabis resin, a packet containing 257 Captagon pills, an additional quantity of cannabis resin, and three mobile phones. During interrogation, and in the presence of a juvenile representative for the minor, they admitted to drug use but denied trafficking. However, the first suspect stated that the second was the one supplying them with drugs and selling them to them. Legal proceedings were carried out against them, and they, along with the seized items, were referred to the competent authority based on the instruction of the judiciary.

25/4/2026