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.

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The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces to pursue and arrest individuals involved in drug-related crimes, and within the framework of the security plan established by the Judicial Police Unit to combat this scourge, the Tripoli Regional Anti-Narcotics Office received information regarding a network involved in drug trafficking in Tripoli and its suburbs. On 02-10-2026, following field inquiries and intelligence gathering, as well as surveillance, the aforementioned office identified an apartment in the Abi Samra area where drugs were being handed over to dealers affiliated with the network. The apartment was subsequently raided, and the following individuals were arrested: M. S. R. (born in 1995, Lebanese) His wife, S. T. (born in 1990, Syrian national) It was established that both individuals were wanted by the judiciary under arrest warrants for drug-related offenses. The following quantities of narcotics were seized: 3,142 grams of hashish 32 grams of cocaine base 18 grams of cocaine 59 Captagon pills Other narcotic pills, a sum of money, and mobile phones. Investigations are ongoing under the supervision of the competent judicial authority, and efforts continue to arrest other individuals involved.

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Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: At 20:30 on 05-10-2026, a Lebanese woman (born in 1940) was admitted to the emergency department of a hospital by the Lebanese Red Cross, suffering from bleeding from her nose and left eye. At 00:45 on 06-10-2026, she passed away in the hospital. Following the incident, and as a result of the technical and intelligence measures carried out by the Information Branch, it was established that an unidentified individual had been monitoring the victim’s home before entering it after she had gone inside, and leaving some time later. This raised suspicions that he had assaulted and robbed her. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Branch identified the suspect as: M. H. (born in 2005, Syrian national). On 06-10-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, an Information Branch patrol arrested him in the Dora area. He was found in possession of USD 100 and LBP 1,700,000. During questioning, after being confronted with the evidence linking him to the incident, he confessed to entering the victim’s home with the intention of stealing. He stated that he pushed her, causing her to fall onto a sofa and lose consciousness, then stole two gold necklaces and a wristwatch. He also confessed to having monitored the victim for several days and knowing when she entered and left her home. He stated that he had sold one of the gold necklaces at a jewelry shop in Bourj Hammoud for USD 810, which he used to pay off his debts. A search of his home led to the recovery of the wristwatch and a gold necklace, which were found to have been stolen from the victim’s home. The suspect also led investigators to the jewelry shop where he had sold the necklace, which was subsequently recovered. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

12/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the daily efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to combat various types of crime, and following a recent increase in thefts in the city of Nabatieh and surrounding towns, targeting homes and buildings destroyed or damaged by the recent war, a patrol from the Nabatieh Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit arrested a suspect on 18-09-2026 for allegedly stealing and selling electrical cables and scrap metal. The suspect was identified as: H. S. (born in 1974, Syrian national). A quantity of stolen wires was found in his possession, along with a Mercedes vehicle bearing mismatched registration plates, which was used in the theft operations. The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the competent judicial authority.

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