9/9/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement:
As part of the ongoing efforts by specialized Internal Security Forces units to combat drug trafficking and distribution across Lebanon, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit received information about an apartment in Sin el-Fil being used to store narcotics before their distribution to drug dealers.
Following intensive investigative efforts, the Detachment established that the storage location had been moved from Sin el-Fil to Achrafieh, where a drug trafficking network was using an apartment to store narcotics. The following individuals were arrested:
M. A. (born in 1999, Lebanese national);
A. Sh. (born in 2002, Lebanese national).
An investigation conducted by Baabda Police Station revealed that the first suspect was responsible for receiving narcotics before distributing them to other dealers in various areas of Lebanon. It was also established that he was wanted under an arrest warrant for a drug-related offence.
The investigation further uncovered additional apartments used to store narcotics in Corniche el-Mazraa, Bchamoun, Hazmieh, and Jernaya in Jezzine District, and identified several individuals involved in the network’s drug distribution, manufacturing, and storage activities.
In coordination with the competent judicial authority, Investigation Detachment officers raided the identified locations at various times and dates. They seized large quantities of various narcotics, including ketamine, hashish, marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and other drugs.
Officers also seized precision scales, equipment used to extract oils, seal nylon packaging, and manufacture ketamine, as well as large quantities of materials used for packaging and distributing narcotics.
Investigations also revealed that the network was smuggling ketamine through Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport by concealing it inside premium liquor bottles that were professionally resealed and packed in luggage.
A number of hunting rifles, ammunition, and projectiles were also seized, along with a large and varied quantity of gold jewelry, watches, cash in several currencies, computers, mobile phones, and documents.
The following members of the network were also arrested:
A. A. (born in 1992, Lebanese national);
S. A. (born in 2011, Lebanese national);
S. A. (born in 1967, Lebanese national);
J. F. (born in 1970, Lebanese national);
H. T. (born in 1993, Lebanese national);
I. H. (born in 1991, Lebanese national);
D. S. (born in 2005, Lebanese national);
A. H. (born in 1963, Lebanese national);
M. T. (born in 1963, Palestinian national).
The investigation further established that this was an international network run from outside Lebanon by its founder and alleged mastermind, an individual who presents himself as a Belgian national and claims to own an international event-management company with an Instagram account. He travels across several European countries and uses the Signal app to communicate with members of his network. He was identified as:
M. T. (born in 1996, Palestinian national), nicknamed “Robin.”
According to the investigation, he organizes and hosts music events in various areas of Lebanon, where ketamine is allegedly manufactured and distributed, along with ecstasy, cocaine, and other narcotics, to people attending these events.
Investigations also found that members of the network are educated, speak multiple languages, work in various fields, and regularly practice yoga, giving them calm and unsuspecting profiles.
As a result of the investigation, H. T. was caught red-handed manufacturing drugs inside an apartment in Bchamoun, where he was arrested.
The detainees and all seized items and narcotics were handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining individuals involved.
Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Internal Security Forces to combat human trafficking and the facilitation of prostitution, the Information Branch received information concerning an unidentified individual who was allegedly holding women working in this field and extorting “protection money” from their employers. Following this, the Branch’s specialized units intensified their field and technical efforts to identify and apprehend the suspect. As a result of investigations and inquiries, his identity was established. He is: H. Y. (born in 1996, Lebanese), who has a criminal record involving the facilitation of prostitution and extortion. On 02-09-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, an Information Branch patrol arrested him in the Airport Road area while he was in a rented vehicle, which was also seized. The following individual was also arrested in his company: M. S. (born in 1996, Lebanese) A search of the two suspects and the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a knife, two capsules containing cocaine, and a sum of money. During questioning, the first suspect admitted to the charges against him, namely detaining women and the drivers responsible for transporting them, then contacting their employers and demanding money in exchange for their release. He also admitted to shooting at the vehicles when the demanded amounts were not paid. The second detainee stated that his relationship with the first was limited to using drugs. The necessary legal measures were taken against both detainees, who were handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authorities. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the remaining individuals involved.
2/10/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: On 05-05-2026, the bodies of A. E. (born in 1984, Syrian) and his wife, K. H. (born in 1987, Syrian), were found inside their home in the Sabra area, each having sustained a gunshot wound. It was found that a safe had been stolen from the house after the crime was committed. Immediately, the specialized units of the Information Branch launched field and intelligence operations to uncover the circumstances of the crime, identify those involved, and arrest them. As a result of investigations and inquiries, the Branch identified the perpetrators, including: A. T. (born in 2006, Lebanese) A. M. (born in 2008, Palestinian) On 26-06-2026 and 26-08-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, Information Branch patrols arrested the two suspects in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The second suspect was found hiding in a room at a hotel, after having left Shatila Camp following a dispute with another person that resulted in the latter being shot in the mouth. During questioning, both admitted to the charges against them, namely participating in monitoring the victims during the execution of the crime and in stealing the safe. They stated that the actual perpetrators were two other individuals who committed the crime at the request of a drug dealer who was owed money by the victim. The two detainees, along with the seized items, were handed over to the relevant unit to take the necessary legal measures against them, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authorities. Efforts are ongoing to arrest all those involved.
1/10/2026
Within the framework of the ongoing cooperation between the Internal Security Forces and the General Chaplaincy of Prisons, and with the aim of supporting inmates and enhancing their skills, a computer course was organized for a number of inmates at the Central Prison in Roumieh. At the conclusion of the course, on 25-09-2026, certificates were presented to the participants at the Convicts’ Building, in the presence of the General Chaplain of the Chaplaincy, Father Jean Moura, and the Regional Chaplain, Father Nehmehallah Al-Saghbini.
30/9/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat all forms of crime and apprehend wanted persons across Lebanese territories, the Information Branch received information regarding the presence in Lebanon of a wanted Syrian national involved in the murder of a Syrian woman in Syria and the theft of her jewelry. Two of his accomplices in the crime had previously been arrested by the Syrian security forces in Syria. He is identified as: A. N. (born in 2008, Syrian) Following this, the Branch’s specialized units initiated field and intelligence operations to determine his whereabouts in Lebanon and apprehend him. As a result of investigations and inquiries, the Branch identified his location in the Dora area. On 03-09-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, an Information Branch patrol carried out a targeted operation in the same area, resulting in his arrest. During questioning, in the presence of a representative of the Association for the Protection of Juveniles, he confessed to the charges against him. He stated that in June of this year, he received a call from an acquaintance in Syria informing him of a house in the Azaz area of the Aleppo countryside inhabited by a well-off elderly couple, and expressing his intention to rob it. He secretly travelled to Syria, met with his accomplices, and planned the robbery with them. They then went to the house after midnight and entered by climbing into it. They hid inside until the husband woke up and left the house. At that point, A. N. stabbed and killed the wife, then stole the jewelry she was wearing and whatever money they could find. They subsequently set the house on fire after opening a gas cylinder in an attempt to conceal the traces of the crime. He then returned to Lebanon with some of the stolen items and sold them at a jewelry shop in the Bourj Hammoud area for USD 7,500, which he spent. Two days later, he learned that two of his accomplices had been arrested by the Syrian security forces. He therefore remained in Lebanon after becoming wanted by the Syrian judiciary. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authorities.
30/9/2026
