The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts by specialized Internal Security Forces units to combat crime and apprehend offenders, a patrol from the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit arrested, on 05-10-2026, in the Sabra–Al-Rihab area, an individual identified as: H. Sh. (born in 2002, Lebanese, according to his own statement), nicknamed “Limby.” During questioning, he stated that he belonged to an organized and dangerous gang. He confessed to carrying out, on the gang’s behalf, multiple pickpocketing and theft operations in the Beirut and Mount Lebanon governorates, targeting individuals, homes and restaurants, and stealing motorcycles and mobile phones. He then handed the stolen items over to the gang in exchange for drugs. It was also established that he had a criminal record for theft. A mobile phone and a knife were found in his possession. The detainee, along with the seized items, was handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against him, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the remaining individuals involved.

13/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: Following surveillance and monitoring operations, on 02-10-2026, a patrol from the North Investigation Detachment of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit, having monitored several children begging on public roads in Zgharta, arrested the individuals responsible for exploiting them. They were identified as: A. Kh. A. (born in 1991, Syrian national) A. H. A. (born in 1993, Syrian national) M. Kh. A. (born in 1989, Syrian national) During questioning, it was established that they had been making their minor children engage in begging in the Zgharta area. The children were released, while the three individuals were detained and handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against them, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

13/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: 1. Starting on 13-10-2026 and until 28-10-2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. the following day, a contracting company will carry out works to raise manhole covers to the level of the asphalt. The works will extend from the Adlieh Roundabout toward the Dakhouliya intersection, and from the Adlieh Roundabout toward the entrance of the first Barbir Tunnel, on both carriageways. These works will narrow the available roadway for vehicle traffic along the aforementioned routes. 2. Starting on 13-10-2026, for a period of three weeks, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., a contracting company will carry out tree-planting works along Damascus Road, on the carriageway extending from the Military Hospital – formerly the Council of Ministers – passing by the Museum (Lebanese University), General Security, the French Embassy, Sodeco, and the Zion downhill road, up to the Ring Bridge. These works will not result in any road closures or narrowing of the available roadway for vehicle traffic at the work sites. Citizens are kindly requested to take note of these measures and comply with the instructions and guidance of Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as the posted traffic signs, in order to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion.

13/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Internal Security Forces to combat various types of crime throughout Lebanon, particularly drug dealing, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit received information about an individual selling drugs while riding a motorcycle in the Hadath area. A patrol from the Detachment proceeded to the aforementioned location. Following careful surveillance and monitoring, the suspect was arrested while riding a motorcycle without license plates. He was identified as: H. B. (born in 2007, Syrian national, according to his own statement). A search of the suspect led to the seizure of a military-grade pistol containing a magazine, two live rounds, five white papers containing narcotic substances and bearing the word “Net,” as well as a mobile phone. In a related case, the same Detachment received information that two individuals were selling drugs in the Tabarja area while riding a white-and-blue motorcycle. Following surveillance, a patrol from the Detachment spotted the two suspects in the aforementioned area on 14-09-2026 and arrested them while they were riding the motorcycle. They were identified as: J. J. (born in 2001, Syrian national) M. K. (born in 1996, Syrian national) A search of the two suspects led to the seizure of a quantity of hashish and a sum of money. The detainees, along with the seized items and the two motorcycles, were handed over to the competent units for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

12/10/2026