Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division, the following statement: On 30-04-2026, an unidentified woman sold a residential apartment registered under the name of (R.N.) to another woman for an amount of USD 60,000, falsely claiming that she was the owner of the apartment. It was later discovered that the sale had been carried out using a forged identity card bearing the owner’s name. Therefore, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces circulates the photo of the suspect and requests anyone who has information about her identity or whereabouts to contact the Tripoli Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit at either of the following numbers: 06-423039 or 06-626393, in preparation for taking the necessary legal measures. It should be noted that, in accordance with the law, the identity of anyone contributing information will remain strictly confidential.

9/5/2026

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: On 01-05-2026, while citizen M.Z. (born in 1982) was withdrawing his retired father’s salary from an ATM in the Tall area of Tripoli, an unidentified individual fraudulently stole the bank card along with the paper containing the PIN code. About an hour later, he received a text message on his mobile phone informing him that the entire monthly salary had been withdrawn from the account. Accordingly, instructions were given to the competent units to carry out field and intelligence measures in order to identify and arrest the thief. As a result of investigations and inquiries, the Information Branch identified the suspect as: M.M. (born in 1994, Lebanese), who has a criminal record for bank card thefts and had previously been arrested for the same offense. On 04-05-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, one of the Branch’s patrols arrested him in the Mina area of Tripoli while he was driving a Mercedes vehicle, which was seized. During the search of the suspect and the vehicle, a quantity of narcotics and the stolen money were found in his possession. During interrogation, he confessed to the charges against him, namely carrying out the fraudulent theft of the bank card and withdrawing the money using it. The stolen amount was returned to the complainant. The necessary legal measures were taken against the detainee (M.M.), and both he and the seized items were referred to the competent authority upon the instruction of the competent judiciary.

8/5/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division, the following statement: As part of efforts to combat drug trafficking and distribution operations across Lebanese territory, and to pursue and arrest those involved, members of the Dahr El-Baidar checkpoint became suspicious, on 07-05-2026, of two individuals aboard a passenger van: T.M. (born in 1996, Lebanese), the van driver M.A. (born in 1986, Syrian) Upon searching them, a quantity of narcotic substances was seized in their possession, consisting of 203 grams of marijuana and 26 grams of cocaine. The two detainees were handed over to the competent unit in order to carry out the necessary legal measures against them, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judiciary.

8/5/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division, the following statement: As part of the continuous efforts undertaken by the competent units of the Internal Security Forces to pursue crimes of all kinds across Lebanese territory and arrest their perpetrators, particularly those related to food safety, and in coordination with the competent judiciary, a patrol from the Financial Crimes and Money Laundering Bureau of the Judicial Police Unit, accompanied by veterinarians from the Ministry of Agriculture, shut down five dairy and cheese factories in the town of Qab Elias – Bekaa, as they were operating without legal licenses and lacked the minimum required health standards. The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the competent judiciary.

8/5/2026