29/4/2026
The following statement was issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division:
As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to pursue and arrest individuals involved in drug-related crimes, and as a result of cooperation and coordination between the Central Anti-Narcotics Office within the Judicial Police Unit and the Anti-Narcotics Administration in the Syrian Arab Republic, information was received by the aforementioned office indicating that the Syrian administration had identified one of the individuals wanted by the Lebanese judiciary for drug trafficking crimes—particularly involving Captagon and cannabis (hashish)—while he was carrying out administrative procedures. He is identified as:
F. F. (born in 1976, Lebanese), against whom a summary judgment, an arrest warrant, and a warrant of apprehension have been issued, all in connection with drug trafficking offenses.
Accordingly, and in line with established procedures, the Syrian authorities were requested to take action to arrest him.
On 19-03-2026, he was handed over by the Syrian side at the Masnaa border crossing following coordination between the office and the administration.
The necessary legal measures were taken against him based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
On a prior date, and as a result of ongoing cooperation between the Central Anti-Narcotics Office and the Anti-Narcotics Administration in Kuwait, through the Criminal Security Office at the Embassy of Kuwait and the Anti-Narcotics Administration in Syria, an international drug trafficking network was dismantled. The ringleader and his associate were arrested, and 85 kg of Captagon pills—equivalent to approximately 476,000 tablets—were seized. They had been professionally concealed among sacks of onions and were intended to be smuggled into the State of Kuwait.
Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations DivisionThe following statement: As part of the daily efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat drug trafficking and distribution across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch obtained information about an unknown individual dealing drugs in the Metn area. As a result of investigations and inquiries, the branch identified him as: A. T. (born in 1986, Lebanese) Following a precise surveillance and monitoring operation, one of the branch’s patrols arrested him in flagrante delicto in the Antelias area while he was dealing drugs from a white Toyota vehicle, which was seized. Upon searching him and the vehicle, the following were found:6 plastic containers marked “100 $” containing cocaine2 plastic containers marked “NET” containing cocaine12 plastic containers containing cocaine3 paper envelopes marked “100 $” containing cocaine2 paper envelopes marked “5” containing cocaine Two mobile phones and an amount of money During interrogation, he confessed to the charges against him. Legal procedures were carried out against him, and he was referred, along with the seized items, to the competent authority based on the instruction of the competent judiciary.
28/4/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations DivisionThe following statement: Based on the instruction of the competent judiciary, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces circulates the photo of a detainee held at the Bir Hassan station of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, identified as: A. A. (born in 1991, Palestinian) She has carried out more than 100 mobile phone theft operations in the Airport Road and Sports City areas. She would ask her victims for a ride in their cars to another location, then steal their phones and sell them inside the Sabra camp for sums of money to purchase narcotic substances, as she is addicted to drugs. Additionally, video clips have been circulated عبر one of the online applications showing the detainee committing thefts. Therefore, the General Directorate requests those who have fallen victim to her actions and recognize her to report to the station located in Bir Hassan opposite the former “BHV”, or to call the number: 01-858473, in preparation for taking the necessary legal measures.
28/4/2026
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
