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In carefully planned ambushes, the Information Branch arrests two wanted individuals in Saadiyat and Hadath for murder, drug-related offences, and assaulting military personnel.

28/8/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement:

1- As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to track down and apprehend individuals wanted by the judiciary, and following field and intelligence operations, the Information Branch succeeded in locating an individual wanted for drug-related offences in the Saadiyat area. He was identified as:

  • N. M. (born in 1993, Palestinian national),

who is wanted under four arrest warrants for drug-related offences.

On 8 August 2026, following close surveillance and monitoring, a Branch patrol arrested him in the aforementioned area in a carefully planned ambush, while he was riding a green motorcycle without license plates, which was seized.

A search of the suspect resulted in the seizure of a quantity of hashish.

2- In a separate operation, following close surveillance and monitoring, the Branch succeeded in locating another wanted individual in Hadath – Baabda. He was identified as:

  • A. A. Z. (born in 2004, Lebanese national),

who has a criminal record for theft and shooting offences and is wanted under five judicial warrants for murder, drug-related offences, and assaulting military personnel.

On 13 August 2026, a Branch patrol arrested him in the same area while he was riding a black motorcycle without license plates, which was seized.

A search of the suspect resulted in the seizure of a handgun with three magazines and 44 live rounds of ammunition.

The necessary legal measures were taken against both detainees, and they were handed over to the competent units pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

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