5/12/2024
The Directorate General of the ISF, Public Relations Department, has published the following notification:
In the framework of the daily following up work carried out by the ISF, in order to pursue the wanted persons by the authorities, all over the Lebanese regions, specialized units have intensified their field efforts with the aim of localize and arrest them.
Further intensive investigations and inquiries, the Information Department has succeeded to localize one of them, and he is wanted by virtue of a warrant of arrest, for crime of traffic of persons, and he is named:
(B. M born on 1993, Lebanese)
Also, it appears that he is a member of a gang that has kidnapped young men from the region of Bib nine further convincing them about the possibility of their smuggling in an illegal way across the sea, in order to demand further one a ransom from their parents in exchange of their liberation.
On 28-11-2024, and further a delicate tracking and control operation, one of the Department patrols has succeeded to arrest him by means of a well confiscated ambush.
We have taken the right legal measures against him, and he has been conducted to the concerned authorities upon its request.
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces' ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking across Lebanon, the Information Branch obtained intelligence indicating that an unidentified individual was dealing narcotic drugs in the Mount Lebanon area. Based on this information, the competent units within the Information Branch were instructed to carry out field operations and investigative measures to identify and apprehend the suspect. As a result of the investigations, he was identified as: A.M. (born in 2008, Lebanese). On 4 July 2026, following close surveillance, an Information Branch patrol arrested him in the act in the Dekouaneh area while he was selling narcotics from a GR motorcycle, which was seized. A search of the suspect and the motorcycle led to the seizure of: 4 plastic containers marked "S100" containing cocaine; 4 plastic containers marked "NET" containing cocaine; 4 bags, each containing an envelope marked "S50" filled with cocaine; 7 plastic containers containing cocaine; 10 plastic caps containing cocaine; 3 plastic caps marked "S100" containing cocaine base; one mobile phone and an amount of cash. During questioning, the suspect confessed to the offenses attributed to him. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he, together with the seized items, was referred to the competent judicial authority pursuant to the instructions of the competent prosecutor.
19/7/2026
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces' ongoing efforts to combat all forms of crime throughout Lebanon, the Information Branch obtained intelligence indicating that an unidentified individual was facilitating prostitution and engaging in human trafficking activities in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Based on this information, the competent units within the Information Branch were instructed to carry out field operations and investigative measures to identify and apprehend the suspect. As a result of the investigations, he was identified as: M.S. (born in 1987, Lebanese), who has a criminal record for facilitating prostitution and is the subject of two outstanding arrest warrants for facilitating prostitution and human trafficking offenses. On 2 July 2026, following close surveillance, a special unit of the Information Branch arrested him in Hazmieh while he was driving a white Nissan Sunny, which was seized. A search of the suspect and the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a leather wallet containing personal documents and two mobile phones. During questioning, the suspect confessed to the offenses attributed to him. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he, together with the seized items, was referred to the competent judicial authority pursuant to the instructions of the competent prosecutor.
18/7/2026
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: On 16 July 2026, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Unit arrested: A.F. (born in 1989, Lebanese), on charges of fraud, obtaining money by deception, and theft. The suspect worked as an aluminum maintenance technician. He collected money from customers on the pretext of carrying out maintenance work, then diverted the funds into stock market trading without performing the agreed work or returning the money to its owners. Accordingly, and pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces is releasing his photograph and urges anyone who has fallen victim to his fraudulent activities and recognizes him to contact the Bir Hassan Police Station, within the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, at 01-858473, in order to initiate the necessary legal procedures.
18/7/2026
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: On 19 July 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Second 4x4 Off-Road Race will take place in the Kfarselouane area. Traffic along the race route will be diverted until the event concludes. The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces kindly requests motorists and members of the public to comply with the instructions of Internal Security Forces personnel and the traffic signs posted in the area in order to facilitate the smooth flow of traffic.
18/7/2026
