The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to pursue and arrest individuals involved in drug-related crimes, and within the framework of the Judicial Police’s security plan aimed at combating this scourge throughout Lebanon, the Tripoli Regional Anti-Narcotics Office received information about individuals involved in drug trafficking in the Abi Samra area of Tripoli. Following field investigations and intelligence gathering, and after surveillance and monitoring, the aforementioned Office arrested five individuals caught in the act. They are: M. M. (born in 1990, Lebanese national) M. S. (born in 1991, Lebanese national) M. A. (born in 1991, Lebanese national) D. M. (born in 1987, Lebanese national) R. S. (born in 1977, Lebanese national) The following quantities of narcotic substances were seized in their possession: 17 bags of marijuana, weighing 548.5 grams. 9 bags of hashish, weighing 189 grams, and one hashish cigarette. 34 plastic containers containing cocaine base, with a total weight of 135.5 grams. A firearm, additional plastic containers, empty bags, and a precision scale used for packaging narcotics were also seized. Investigations are ongoing under the supervision of the competent judicial authority, and efforts continue to arrest other individuals involved.

15/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division On 15-10-2026, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the Central Anti-Narcotics Office and the Zahle Regional Anti-Narcotics Office, both affiliated with the Judicial Police Unit, destroyed quantities of narcotic substances seized by the two offices. The destruction took place at the Dahr el-Baidar landfill, in the presence of: Judge Marsal Haddad, Public Prosecutor of Appeal in the Bekaa; Brigadier General Gerard Nasr, Head of the General Criminal Investigations Department; Colonel Dr. Ayman Mashmoushi, Head of the Central Anti-Narcotics Office; Colonel Elias Chlehoube, Head of the Zahle Regional Anti-Narcotics Office; Major Marc Al-Ahmar, Head of the Security Media Branch at the Public Relations Division; Mr. Walid Oweidat, from the registry of the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Cassation; A number of officers and non-commissioned officers. The destroyed substances and quantities were as follows: Hashish: 555.040 kg Marijuana: 51.740 kg Cocaine / cocaine base: 95.450 kg Salvia: 15.700 kg Captagon pills: 9,932,721 pills Crystal meth: 3.5 kg Captagon powder: 201.400 kg Powder of unknown type: 51.6 kg Various powders: 3,979.210 kg Various sedative pills: 6,389 pills XTC / MDMA: 1,131 pills Various liquids: 1,914 liters Various medications: 300 boxes

15/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to pursue and arrest perpetrators of crimes of all kinds, the Beirut Investigation Detachment received information that an individual was luring delivery workers to specific locations, where he would assault them physically, rob them of the money and mobile phones in their possession, and then flee to an unknown destination. Following intensive inquiries and investigations, a patrol from the Detachment set up a carefully planned ambush in the Tayouneh area, which resulted in the suspect’s arrest while caught in the act. He had lured a delivery worker to the aforementioned area through a phone call, using the same modus operandi. It was established that the suspect had a criminal record. He was identified as: M. R. (born in 1996, Lebanese national). The detainee 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.

14/10/2026

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