5/11/2025
The Directorate General of the ISF, Public Relations Department, has published the following notification :
On the basis of the following up work carried out by the ISF in order to combat against all kinds of crimes and to arrest their perpetrators, information was been obtained by the Bureau of Terrorism and Important crimes in Beirut and Mount of Lebanon , and that it is related to the Unit of Judicial Police, about a gang that executes fraud operations between Lebanon and Brazil , and the criminals convince their victims in this country that they are capable to ensure a service to them by delivering sums of money in “euros “ to their parents in Lebanon, in exchange of a money transfer that has the same value, which means “bitcoins “ to the Brazil and that is for their profit , by making sure of receiving the same sum .
Many individuals were victims of this group, and one of them has received the falsified sum of 000.36. And the Bureau has again received information that one of the members of this group will deliver the sum of 000.35 “euros “to the new victim.
Immediately, orders were been given to the members of this group to work in order to localize and to arrest him. And further a tracking and control work, on 30-10-2025, a Force of the a/m Bureau has succeeded to arrest him in red hands-on board of a blinded car, with a falsified plate, when he was delivering a falsified sum of “euros “in the area of “Ouzai “, in the Airport Road.
He is named:
By inspecting him with the car, we have seized in his possession the falsified sum of 000.35, with a rectified counter of money, a falsified ID, a driving licence for the name of “Chadi Najjar “.
In addition, and after hearing him, he has confessed what it has been attributed to him as for his promotion of falsified money with the category of “euros “.
Therefore, and upon the request of the concerned authority, the Directorate General of the ISF, diffuses his photo and ask those who have been victims to their acts and have recognize them, to contact the a/m Bureau on the number 05-467927, in order to take the legal measures against them.
The Director General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Raed Abdallah, representing the Lebanese government, signed the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in the presence of Interpol President Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi and Secretary General Valdecais Orcoza. The signing took place during the 93rd session of the Interpol General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 24 to 27, 2025.
28/11/2025
The following statement was issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division: As part of the ongoing efforts by various units of the Internal Security Forces to combat the theft of electrical cables and wires from the public grid throughout Lebanon, the Information Branch received information about two unidentified individuals stealing electrical cables in areas of Mount Lebanon Governorate. Following this, patrols from the aforementioned branch initiated field and investigative procedures to identify and apprehend the suspects. As a result of these investigations, their identities were established as: - M.K. (born in 2004, unregistered) - S.H. (born in 2005, Syrian national) On November 9, 2025, after careful surveillance, one of these patrols apprehended them in the act of cutting and stealing electrical wires belonging to a company in the Sin el-Fil area. Wire cutters, a hacksaw, and electrical cables were found in their possession. The two detainees and the seized items were handed over to the relevant unit to carry out the necessary legal action against them, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.
28/11/2025
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces units to combat various types of crimes, pursue individuals wanted by the judiciary, and arrest them, a force from the Anti-Terrorism and Major Crimes Bureau – Bekaa, affiliated with the Judicial Police Unit, carried out several raids in the towns of Ali Al-Nahri, Majdal Anjar, and Kafr Zabad. These operations resulted in the arrest of: M. (born in 1981, Lebanese), wanted by the judiciary under two arrest warrants for forming a criminal gang and theft. Ch. (born in 1973, Lebanese), wanted by the judiciary under two arrest warrants for financing terrorism and trafficking in war weapons. Ch. (born in 2009, Lebanese), wanted by the judiciary under three arrest warrants for theft and forming a criminal gang. The detainees were handed over to the competent units to take the necessary legal measures against them, in accordance with the instructions of the relevant judicial authority.
27/11/2025
As part of the daily follow-up carried out by the Internal Security Forces units to limit armed robberies in various Lebanese regions, the Information Division received intelligence about a gang carrying out armed motorcycle thefts in several areas of the Mount Lebanon and Beirut governorates. Accordingly, the specialized units within the division began field and intelligence operations to identify the gang members and arrest them. As a result of investigations and surveillance, they succeeded in identifying the suspects, including the mastermind: B. M. (born in 2006, unregistered), who has a criminal record for robbery and several judicial warrants issued against him. On 29-10-2025, after precise monitoring, one of the division’s patrols managed to arrest him in the southern suburb while he was riding a blue G R motorcycle without a license plate. The motorcycle was seized, along with a handgun found in his possession. He confessed to his criminal activity involving motorcycle thefts and stated that, together with another individual, he carried out more than one hundred armed motorcycle robberies in the following areas: Jounieh, Kaslik, Sports City, Mar Elias, UNESCO Roundabout, Dora, Ramleh Al-Bayda, and Costa Brava. He also admitted that they used to sell the stolen motorcycles to a person in the Shatila camp and split the proceeds, and that the handgun seized was used in the robberies. He further confessed to drug use. The necessary legal procedures were taken against him, and he, along with the seized items, was handed over to the competent authority upon the direction of the relevant judiciary. Efforts are ongoing to arrest his accomplice.
27/11/2025
