14/7/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division
The following statement:
As part of the Internal Security Forces’ daily efforts to combat all forms of crime, particularly human trafficking and prostitution-related offenses, and based on information received by the Anti-Human Trafficking and Morality Protection Bureau of the Judicial Police Unit from the Saadiyat Police Station regarding immoral activities taking place inside two hotels in Jadra, Chouf, officers from the Bureau launched extensive investigations.
Following these investigations, a Bureau task force raided the two hotels and arrested 18 individuals, including the owners of one of the hotels, employees, customers, and women of Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Jordanian nationalities.
Four women were caught in the act engaging in prostitution with several customers. Officers also seized mobile phones, cash, three Syrian identity cards, and a digital video recorder (DVR) used for the hotels’ surveillance cameras.
During questioning, the women admitted to engaging in prostitution inside the two hotels. The owners of one of the hotels confessed that they were aware of these activities and had rented rooms for that purpose. The women also stated that their activities had been facilitated by L. D., known as “Umm Ali,” while the hotel receptionist admitted that he was aware of the activities taking place on the premises.
All detainees underwent drug screening tests. Eight individuals tested positive and were subsequently referred to the Central Anti-Narcotics Bureau.
Both hotels were sealed by judicial order, seven reports were filed against several of the women for illegally entering Lebanon, and five wanted notices were issued against suspects who remain at large. The seized items were handed over to the competent authority, and efforts continue to apprehend the remaining suspects in accordance with the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces' daily efforts to combat vehicle theft across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch received information on July 1, 2026, that an unidentified individual was offering a Suzuki Vitara SUV, olive in color, for sale at an unusually attractive price in the Tariq El Jdideh area of Beirut. Further investigation revealed that, on the same day, a theft report had been filed for a vehicle matching the same make, model, and specifications, which had been stolen from the Achrafieh area. The Branch's specialized units immediately launched field investigations and intelligence-gathering efforts to locate the vehicle, identify the suspect, arrest him, and recover the stolen vehicle. Following extensive investigations, officers identified the suspect as: A. B. (born in 2000, Syrian national). Later that same day, following a carefully planned surveillance operation, one of the Information Branch's patrols arrested him in the Tariq El Jdideh area, recovered the stolen vehicle, and completed the operation in less than 24 hours. During questioning, the suspect confessed to stealing the vehicle earlier that same morning from the Achrafieh area. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was referred, together with the recovered vehicle, to the competent authority in accordance with the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
14/7/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces' daily efforts to combat crime in all its forms, particularly human trafficking and prostitution-related offenses, a patrol from the Mount Lebanon Intelligence Unit of the Regional Gendarmerie arrested, shortly after midnight on July 7, 2026, four women suspected of engaging in prostitution on the coastal road in the Maameltein area. They are: H. M. (born in 1998, Syrian national) – residing illegally in Lebanon. L. K. (born in 1997, Syrian national) – residing illegally in Lebanon. J. K. (born in 2002, Kenyan national) – residing illegally in Lebanon. N. S. (born in 1978, Lebanese national). The detainees were handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal proceedings to be taken against them, in accordance with the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
13/7/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: On July 3, 2026, I. H. (born in 1986, Lebanese) was admitted to a hospital in Halba after sustaining a gunshot wound to the abdomen from a hunting rifle. She later succumbed to her injuries. Immediately after the incident, the specialized units of the Internal Security Forces launched field investigations and intelligence-gathering efforts to uncover the circumstances of the homicide, identify the perpetrator, and bring him to justice. Following intensive investigations, the Information Branch identified the victim's husband as the prime suspect. He is: K. M. (born in 1974, Lebanese). Later that same day, following a carefully planned surveillance operation, one of the Branch's patrols located the suspect's hiding place in the town of Akkar Al-Atika. Less than one hour after the crime had been committed, officers ambushed and arrested him. During questioning, he confessed to the crime, admitting that he had shot his wife following a family dispute, causing her death. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was referred to the competent judicial authority in accordance with its instructions.
13/7/2026
Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the proactive security operations carried out by the Internal Security Forces' Information Branch to track down and arrest members of terrorist organizations, and following extensive surveillance and intelligence-gathering efforts, the Branch arrested: H. R. (born in 1994, Syrian national) on June 30, 2026. Investigations revealed that he currently serves as the General Security Emir of the so-called "South Province" and "Central Province" in Syria, both affiliated with the terrorist organization ISIS. Preliminary investigations also showed that he had held several leadership positions within the organization before assuming the role of General Security Emir for the two aforementioned provinces. In that capacity, he was responsible for managing the organization's security activities and operations in both provinces, in coordination with officials and emirs in ISIS's other provinces across Syria. The necessary legal measures were taken against him in accordance with the instructions of the competent judicial authority.
13/7/2026
