Issued by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the daily efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to curb drug trafficking and distribution across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch received information that an individual was distributing drugs in several areas of Akkar Governorate. The specialized units of the Branch immediately launched field and intelligence operations to identify and arrest the suspect. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Information Branch identified him as: K. A. (born in 1998, Syrian national). On 12-10-2026, a patrol from the Branch arrested him in the town of Tallil – Akkar, and seized the following items in his possession: 6,533 Captagon pills. 72 g of cannabis resin (hashish). 9 g of salvia. A precision scale and a sum of money. During questioning, he confessed to the charges attributed to him. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

22/10/2026

Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by Internal Security Forces units to track down and arrest offenders and individuals wanted by the judiciary throughout Lebanese territory, and following intensive monitoring and investigations, the North Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit arrested the following individuals in the Beddawi area of Tripoli: A. A. (Lebanese) A. H. (Syrian) A. H. (Syrian) They were arrested on charges of motorcycle theft and possession of narcotics. A search of the warehouse where the latter two individuals were residing uncovered various motorcycle parts of different types and colours, as well as narcotic pills. The detainees and the seized items were handed over to the relevant unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against them, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

21/10/2026

Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts by the specialized units of the Internal Security Forces to pursue suspects involved in various crimes, a dispute broke out on 11-10-2026 in the Burj al-Barajneh area between T. Q. (born in 2004, Syrian national) and another individual. During the altercation, T. Q. fired a military-grade pistol at the other individual, striking him in the foot. Following extensive inquiries and investigations, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit managed to determine his whereabouts. On 15-10-2026, a force from the Detachment proceeded to the Burj al-Barajneh area, where it arrested him along with J. Q. (born in 1990, Syrian national). Two mobile phones were seized from them. The two detainees, along with the seized items, were handed over to the relevant unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against them, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

20/10/2026

Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat illegal hunting, particularly the use of bird-extermination nets installed along migration routes, which trap large numbers of birds and wipe out entire flocks, threatening some species with extinction and negatively affecting biodiversity, ecological balance, and natural resources. The North Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit received information that individuals were setting up nets to exterminate birds in preparation for selling them in several scattered villages across the Akkar Plain. In coordination with the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), the MECSHAP Centre, and the international organization CABS, a patrol from the Detachment succeeded in locating the sites where these nets had been installed. Following this, patrols from the Detachment raided several agricultural properties, seizing approximately 165 bird-catching nets covering an estimated total area of 25,000 square metres, in addition to four bird-catching devices, a battery, three loudspeakers, and electrical wires used to operate them. As a result, the total area of nets removed in the operations carried out in the Bekaa and North Lebanon has risen to approximately 63,000 square metres. The seized items were handed over to the relevant unit pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

20/10/2026