29/4/2026
The following statement was issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division:
As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to pursue and arrest individuals involved in drug-related crimes, and as a result of cooperation and coordination between the Central Anti-Narcotics Office within the Judicial Police Unit and the Anti-Narcotics Administration in the Syrian Arab Republic, information was received by the aforementioned office indicating that the Syrian administration had identified one of the individuals wanted by the Lebanese judiciary for drug trafficking crimes—particularly involving Captagon and cannabis (hashish)—while he was carrying out administrative procedures. He is identified as:
F. F. (born in 1976, Lebanese), against whom a summary judgment, an arrest warrant, and a warrant of apprehension have been issued, all in connection with drug trafficking offenses.
Accordingly, and in line with established procedures, the Syrian authorities were requested to take action to arrest him.
On 19-03-2026, he was handed over by the Syrian side at the Masnaa border crossing following coordination between the office and the administration.
The necessary legal measures were taken against him based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
On a prior date, and as a result of ongoing cooperation between the Central Anti-Narcotics Office and the Anti-Narcotics Administration in Kuwait, through the Criminal Security Office at the Embassy of Kuwait and the Anti-Narcotics Administration in Syria, an international drug trafficking network was dismantled. The ringleader and his associate were arrested, and 85 kg of Captagon pills—equivalent to approximately 476,000 tablets—were seized. They had been professionally concealed among sacks of onions and were intended to be smuggled into the State of Kuwait.
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat all types of crime across various Lebanese regions and arrest those responsible, on 22-09-2026, a patrol from the North Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit arrested three individuals in Al Mina and Abi Samra – Tripoli. They are: Y.S. (born in 1999, Palestinian national), wanted under an arrest warrant for drug trafficking. A.H. (born in 2002, Lebanese national). M.K. (born in 2007, Lebanese national). Upon searching them, a variety of narcotic substances were found in their possession. The detainees and the seized items were handed over to the relevant unit to take the necessary legal measures, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authorities.
27/9/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the daily efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat crime across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch received information on 08-09-2026 regarding an incident in which a military-grade “Kalashnikov” rifle was fired at an Internal Security Forces patrol, resulting in two of its members being injured while the patrol was carrying out a raid operation in the Ouzai area. The shooter then fled to an unknown destination. Following the incident, the Branch’s relevant units launched field and intelligence operations to identify and arrest the shooter. As a result of inquiries and investigations, his identity was established. He was identified as: G.F. (born in 1994, Palestinian national). He has a criminal record involving robbery and theft, and two final court rulings had been issued against him for robbery, sentencing him to life imprisonment. On 10-09-2026, following a precise surveillance and monitoring operation, an Information Branch patrol managed to arrest him in the Ouzai area. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over to the relevant authority pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authorities.
26/9/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: On 06-09-2026, citizen B.B. (born in 1961) filed a complaint against unidentified individuals for breaking into his house, located in the Smar Jbeil – Batroun area, and stealing a safe containing jewelry, gold bars, and sums of money, which he estimated at a total value of three million US dollars. Immediately afterwards, the relevant Internal Security Forces units began field and intelligence operations to uncover and arrest those involved. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Information Branch succeeded in identifying them. They are: A.A.K. (born in 1992, Lebanese). M.H. (born in 1987, Lebanese). K.T. (born in 1986, Lebanese). On 08-09-2026 and 14-09-2026, following precise surveillance and monitoring operations, Information Branch patrols arrested the first and second suspects in the Kousha – Akkar area, and the third in the Akkar El Nabaa area. During questioning, they admitted to the charges against them, namely conspiring to plan the theft of the safe and carrying out the burglary. They stated that they had hidden the stolen items in several locations after removing and breaking open the safe. Part of the stolen property was recovered and handed over to the complainant, including USD 25,500 in cash, a quantity of jewelry and gold pieces, four wristwatches, three firearms, five hunting rifles, and some personal documents and papers. The necessary legal measures were taken against the detainees, and they were handed over to the relevant authority pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authorities.
25/9/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: The Bekaa Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit has launched the largest field campaign to crack down on illegal hunting nets, covering a number of areas, orchards, and plains across the Bekaa, as part of efforts to combat the extermination of birds, particularly through the use of nets set up as traps that surround birds, obstruct their migration routes, cause the death of large numbers of them, and lead to the extermination of entire flocks. This turns migration seasons into massacres against birds, threatening biodiversity, disrupting the ecological balance, depleting natural resources, and depriving Lebanon’s skies of its birds. Over three consecutive days, a force from the aforementioned Detachment carried out raids in the outskirts of the town of Arsal, as well as in the plains of the towns of Labweh, Ras Baalbek, Jdeidet Al-Fakha, Jabbouleh, Mashari' Al-Qaa, Masa, and Al-Nasriyeh, to seize illegally installed hunting nets. These operations resulted in the seizure of bird-catching nets with a total area of /20,640/ square meters. As a result of follow-up operations, inquiries, and investigations, members of the Detachment succeeded in identifying a number of individuals involved, and work is underway to take legal measures against them. The seized items were handed over to the relevant units, while the investigation remains ongoing pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authorities. The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces renews its call on citizens to actively contribute to combating illegal hunting and violations targeting migratory birds, and to report violators when they are observed by documenting the violations through photographs or video footage and sending them via the “Balligh” reporting service, so that they can be followed up and the necessary measures taken, or by contacting the Operations Room at /112/.
24/9/2026
