8/6/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division
The following communiqué was issued:
On 08-06-2026, in Achrafieh, near Spinneys Mar Mitr, an elderly woman, known by local residents as “Salwa Al Chaghouri” but whose full identity remains unknown, lost consciousness while inside a shop in the area.
She was subsequently transferred to the Emergency Department of Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Achrafieh, where she remains hospitalized.
She is approximately 80 years old, tall, heavily built, with short white hair and brown eyes.
Therefore, and based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces requests anyone who may have information about her identity or relatives to contact the Achrafieh Police Station of the Beirut Police Unit at 01-328094, in order to take the necessary legal measures.
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: Within the framework of pursuing and arresting wanted persons across all Lebanese territories, and based on information received from the Operations Room of the Regional Gendarmerie Command, members of the Dahr El-Baidar checkpoint, supported by a patrol from the Bekaa Investigation Detachment, arrested the wanted person: A. M. (born in 1992, Lebanese) He was on board a Chevrolet vehicle and presented an identity card that turned out to belong to his brother. It was also found that he is subject to nine judicial warrants for the following crimes: attempted murder, forming a gang, theft, drug-related offenses, shooting, resisting law enforcement officers, violation of the sanctity of a home, and others. He also admitted to using drugs. The detainee was handed over to the concerned unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against him, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.
29/6/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat crimes across various Lebanese regions, information was obtained by the Information Branch regarding four individuals carrying out robbery operations in the Al-Tal Square area – Tripoli, in addition to promoting and using drugs. As a result of the inquiries, field measures, and intelligence operations carried out by patrols from the aforementioned Branch, the identities of the suspects were determined, and they were arrested in the act in the same area while using and promoting drugs. They are: – A. N. (born in 2004, Syrian national) – A. B. (born in 2002, Syrian national), wanted by the judiciary for attempted murder, theft, and shooting. – A. H. (born in 1995, stateless), wanted by the judiciary for a weapons-related offense. – A. Gh. (born in 2008, Syrian national), a minor. Upon searching them, the following items were seized: a booklet of rolling papers, a quantity of hashish, an envelope containing 257 Captagon pills, various narcotic pills, and three mobile phones. During the investigation, and in the presence of a representative from the Juvenile Protection Association for the purpose of taking the minor’s statement, they admitted to using drugs but denied promoting them. Meanwhile, A. N. admitted that A. B. was the one supplying them with drugs and selling them to them. The necessary legal measures were taken against them, and they were referred, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.
29/6/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following was issued: A contracting company will install reflective road studs for lighting on the international highway between Halat and Nahr Ibrahim, as follows: Between 10:00 p.m. on 29-06-2026 and 5:00 a.m. on 30-06-2026, on the western highway from Halat to Nahr Ibrahim. Between 10:00 p.m. on 30-06-2026 and 5:00 a.m. on 01-07-2026, on the eastern highway from Nahr Ibrahim to Halat. Citizens are kindly requested to take note and to abide by the instructions and directions of Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as traffic guidance signs, in order to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion.
28/6/2026
Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: On 16-03-2026, in the Chiyah locality, two unidentified persons on board an SUV ran over M. F. (born in 1974, Lebanese) and his brother M. F. (born in 1982), and opened fire at them. As a result, the first died of his wounds, while the second was taken to hospital for treatment. A third person was also injured and taken to hospital, where he later passed away. The perpetrators then fled to an unknown destination. Immediately, orders were given to the specialized units of the Information Branch to carry out the necessary field and intelligence measures in order to uncover the circumstances of the horrific murder and arrest the two perpetrators. As a result of investigations, inquiries, and the hearing of witness statements, the Branch was able to identify the two suspects, including: J. H. (born in 1982, Lebanese), who has a criminal record for kidnapping and deprivation of liberty. He is considered a dangerous individual and is continuously armed. On 11-06-2026, following a precise surveillance and monitoring operation, one of the Branch’s patrols managed to arrest him in the Aley locality on board a vehicle that was seized. Upon searching him and the vehicle, a military pistol with a magazine and 15 live rounds were seized. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was referred, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary. Work is still ongoing to arrest the second person involved.
27/6/2026