25/6/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division
The following statement:
As part of the efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to promote the concept of community policing, strengthen cooperation with local authorities, and develop preventive security work in a way that positively reflects on citizens’ security and safety, a workshop on organizing cooperation between the Internal Security Forces and municipal police was inaugurated on 23-6-2026 at the building of the Jbeil Municipalities Union.
The workshop aims to enhance the preservation of security and order, regulate traffic, and activate field coordination between the Internal Security Forces and municipalities, in a manner that contributes to addressing daily issues within the municipal scope and improving the level of response in the service of citizens.
The workshop was attended by a number of Internal Security Forces officers, mayors, and municipal police commissioners from the towns of Barbara, Monsef, Hosrayel, Jeddayel, Amchit, Jbeil, Nahr Ibrahim, Halat, Blat, and Fidar, in coordination with “Siren Associates”.
On the occasion, the Commander of the Mount Lebanon Region in the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, Brigadier General Abdo Khalil, representing the Director General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Raed Abdallah, delivered a speech in which he stressed the importance of consolidating the concept of community policing by strengthening cooperation between the Internal Security Forces, municipalities, and citizens, in a way that activates preventive and proactive security and contributes to addressing causes before violations or crimes occur.
He also emphasized the need to maintain field coordination through operations rooms and information exchange, particularly with regard to traffic regulation, the accompaniment of public events, night patrols, and reporting any suspicious movements within the municipal scope.
For his part, the Vice President of the Jbeil Municipalities Union and Mayor of Mayfouq Al-Qattara, Dr. Bachir Elias, delivered a speech in which he welcomed the attendees and praised the importance of the existing cooperation between municipalities and the Internal Security Forces, particularly in addressing daily issues that affect citizens’ security and safety, regulating traffic, reducing violations, and enhancing the sense of safety within the municipal scope.
Following the opening session, a practical workshop was held between officers from the Jounieh Company units, headed by the Company Commander, Colonel Charbel Habib, and the police commissioners of the participating municipalities. Discussions focused on mechanisms of cooperation and coordination, defining roles and powers, and ways to address common field issues within the applicable legal and administrative frameworks.
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: On 19 August 2026, the owner of a gas station in Sarba reported that one of his employees: H. A. (born in 2003, Syrian national), had stolen a pouch belonging to the gas station containing approximately US$1,700 and fled to an unknown location. Following the complaint, specialized units of the Information Branch launched field and intelligence operations to locate and apprehend the suspect. Investigations led to the identification of his residence in the Deir el-Zahrani area. On 20 August 2026, following close surveillance and monitoring, a Branch patrol arrested him in the aforementioned area, accompanied by: Kh. Y. (born in 1998, Syrian national). A search of the residence where they were staying resulted in the seizure of: 84 Captagon pills; A quantity of hashish; A precision scale and booklets of rolling papers; Sharp objects and a pistol-shaped lighter; 7 mobile phones and two SIM cards. The two detainees and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
5/9/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to combat various forms of crime, particularly human trafficking and prostitution-related activities, on 24 August 2026, the Anti-Human Trafficking and Morals Protection Bureau of the Judicial Police Unit received information indicating that several women were soliciting customers among motorists and passers-by along the coastal road in the Jiyeh area and engaging in prostitution inside chalets in the area. Following this information, and after coordinating with the competent judicial authority, a Bureau unit proceeded to the location and arrested five women, two Lebanese nationals and three Syrian nationals, as well as an Iraqi national responsible for the chalets, on suspicion of facilitating prostitution. During questioning, the five women admitted to soliciting customers and engaging in prostitution inside the chalets, facilitated by the aforementioned manager and another employee who worked at night, with the knowledge of the chalet owner. As the investigation continued, the employee and the chalet owner were summoned. The employee appeared and, during questioning, admitted to the allegations against him, while the chalet owner failed to appear. Pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, all those involved were arrested. Fourteen chalets, as well as the hotel’s main entrance, were placed under judicial seal. A search and investigation notice was also issued for the chalet owner, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend him.
4/9/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: On 1 September 2026, the body of an unidentified woman of African appearance was found in the Ramlet el-Baida area, at a location known as the “Summerland site.” According to the report of the forensic physician who examined the body, the cause of death was sudden cardiac arrest. The body was transferred to the morgue at Baabda Governmental Hospital. Description: A woman in her thirties, with dark skin and African features, of slim build, approximately 160 cm tall, wearing two rings—one in her nose and one in her right ear. She also has a tattoo containing foreign characters on the left side of her chest. Accordingly, and pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces asks her relatives or anyone with information about her to contact the Ramlet el-Baida Police Station of the Beirut Police Unit at 01-771922, to provide any relevant information so that the necessary legal procedures can be completed and the body released to her family.
4/9/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts by specialized Internal Security Forces units to combat drug dealing across Lebanon, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit received information about an individual dealing drugs in the Jbeil area from a black Mercedes C300. Following this information, Detachment patrols launched field and intelligence operations to apprehend the suspect. On 2 September 2026, following investigations and surveillance, a Detachment patrol spotted him on the Jbeil highway. Officers moved in and arrested him. He was identified as: I. N. (born in 1998, Lebanese national). A quantity of narcotics was seized from his possession, including: 63 bags of hashish; 7 bags of marijuana; 5 glass tubes containing narcotic substances; 120 narcotic pills of various types, divided into nylon packets. The detainee and the seized narcotics were handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
4/9/2026
