29/11/2024
The Directorate General of the ISF, Public Relations Department, has published the following notification:
On 11-11-2024, unknown persons have entered by effraction to one of the compagnies in the locality of Achrafieh -Beirut, and have stolen a safe that contains a sum of money.
Immediately, the specialized units in the ISF, have launched their measures in order to arrest the actors and to arrest them. And further a technical work and inquiries, the Information Department has succeeded to identify one of the involved persons, and he is named:
(M. M born on 1975, Lebanese)
And he has previous convictions for crimes of theft, robbery, threat, selling of stolen objects, appropriation of arms and munitions, and he is wanted by the authorities by virtue of 5 judicial warrants for robbery, effraction, composition of gangs and arms.
On the basis of the above, orders have been taken in order to localize him and to arrest him.
On 22-11-2024, and further a delicate following up work, a Special Force in the Information Department, has succeeded to arrest him in the locality of Sakiyet Al Janzir, on board of a black “Nissan “ Car , and this is the car used in the robbery operation. (it has been seized) . Also, it has arrested with him the named:
(F. K, born on 1975, Lebanese )
And he has also previous convictions for crimes of theft, fraud, resistance to police agents, privation of liberty, beating and harassment.
We have seized inside the car gloves and discs for iron cutting.
By hearing the first one, he has confessed what it was been alleged to him, and having carried out the robbery operation with the following persons:
Also, they have confessed that they have shared the stolen sum of money between them, and they have tracked the company before having execute the operation.
And by hearing the second one, (F. K ), he has confessed having moved with the first one to the locality of Achrafieh , one board of a black “Nissan “ car , with the aim of tracking and control.
On 23-11-2024, the Special Force in the a/m Department has arrested the two Syrians in the locality of Sin El Fil, and they have confessed having participated in the robbery operation.
We have taken the legal measures against them, and they have been conducted to the concerned authorities.
On 21-10-2026, the Director General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Raed Abdullah, received MP Faisal Karami, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of City University, at his office at the General Headquarters Barracks. MP Karami was accompanied by a delegation of the university’s academic and administrative staff, comprising University President Dr. Walid Dagher and Messrs. Dr. Youssef Chahine, Othman Majzoub, Alaa Jleilaty, and Yasser Abbouchi. During the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding on academic cooperation was signed between the two parties. MP Karami expressed the university’s willingness to provide special scholarships of up to 50% for active-duty Internal Security Forces personnel, their families, and the families of retired personnel during the current academic year. The scholarship rate is set to increase starting from the next academic year. The university will also allocate a number of free places for postgraduate studies to ISF personnel. The signing ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff Brigadier General Dr. Alfred Hanna; Commander of the Internal Security Forces Institute, Brigadier General Ahmad Abla; Head of the Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Joseph Messallem; Head of the Planning and Organization Division, Brigadier General Maroun El Khoury; Head of the Training Division, Brigadier General Trodie El Kadi; Head of the Administrative Affairs Division, Brigadier General Fadi El Hajj; and Captain Maroun El Kahwaji, an officer of the Planning and Organization Division. This initiative comes within the framework of efforts to strengthen integration between security institutions, on the one hand, and academic institutions, on the other, while promoting the concept of knowledge-based security. It is expected to contribute positively to improving security performance and enhancing stability within Lebanese society.
22/10/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the daily efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to curb drug trafficking and distribution across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch received information that an individual was distributing drugs in several areas of Akkar Governorate. The specialized units of the Branch immediately launched field and intelligence operations to identify and arrest the suspect. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Information Branch identified him as: K. A. (born in 1998, Syrian national). On 12-10-2026, a patrol from the Branch arrested him in the town of Tallil – Akkar, and seized the following items in his possession: 6,533 Captagon pills. 72 g of cannabis resin (hashish). 9 g of salvia. A precision scale and a sum of money. During questioning, he confessed to the charges attributed to him. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
22/10/2026
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 crime and arrest those involved, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Unit of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit received information that three individuals were distributing drugs in the Bauchrieh–Zaitariyeh area. Following surveillance and investigations, a force from the unit arrested them in the aforementioned area on 21-10-2026. They are: A. Q. (born in 2000, Lebanese). H. A. (born in 2008, Syrian). A. Z. (born in 1985, Lebanese). Accordingly, several premises belonging to one of them were raided and searched. The following items were seized: a quantity of narcotic substances, containers holding narcotic substances prepared for distribution, a firearm with a magazine and ammunition, as well as a sum of money, mobile phones, identification documents, and other items. During questioning, they admitted to the allegations against them concerning drug distribution. It was also established that one of them had been luring individuals into selling their mobile phones in exchange for counterfeit currency. The necessary legal measures were taken against them, and they were handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, pursuant to the instructions of the judiciary.
22/10/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: Pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces is circulating the photograph of: D. A. M. (born in 1978, Iraqi national), who is detained on charges of fraud, swindling, and deception. Accordingly, the Directorate General is circulating his photograph and requests that anyone who has fallen victim to his alleged activities and recognizes him report to Hadath Police Station or call 05-466553, so that the necessary legal procedures can be undertaken.
22/10/2026
