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    The Bekaa investigation unit arrested the owner of a ready-made peeled potato factory and sealed the factory with red wax for violating food safety standards.

    5/2/2026

    Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement:
    As part of the ongoing monitoring conducted by the specialized units of the Internal Security Forces to address various violations throughout Lebanon and apprehend perpetrators, including those related to food safety, On February 2, 2026, a force from the Bekaa Investigation Detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, in the presence of a representative from the Ministry of Health, raided a factory in the Qab Elias plain that was selling garlic and peeled, ready-to-eat potatoes. The inspection revealed that the factory was unlicensed and did not meet health standards. It was using water of unknown origin and processing garlic and potatoes (soaking, peeling, and cutting) using improper methods, posing a risk to food safety. Furthermore, the workers were not adhering to hygiene and food safety procedures, and wastewater was being discharged in a manner that polluted the environment. This raid resulted in the arrest of the factory owner, identified as: – W. J. (Born in 1994, Syrian) The detainee was handed over to the relevant department to carry out the necessary legal action against him, and the factory was sealed with red wax, after more than 3.9 tons of peeled garlic and 2.4 tons of peeled and cut potatoes were seized inside it, all of which did not meet health requirements. They were destroyed in the landfill belonging to the municipality of Qab Elias in accordance with health standards, in the presence of a representative from the Ministry of Health, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.

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    The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces to arrest individuals wanted by the judiciary, on November 13, 2026, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Unit, to the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, received information concerning the presence of a dangerous wanted individual in the Al-Rihab area. Following investigations and surveillance operations, a force from the aforementioned unit proceeded to the area and, in a swift operation at the entrance to the Sabra Market, managed to arrest the individual identified as: H. H. N. (born in 1994, Lebanese national, according to his own statements). He was wanted by the judiciary for several offenses, including forming a criminal gang, stealing motorcycles, purchasing and reselling stolen goods, as well as opening fire. It was also established that a video circulating on social media showed him stealing motorcycles from various locations. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over to the competent authority pursuant to instructions from the judiciary.

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