Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following communiqué was issued: As part of the daily efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat theft operations across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch obtained information regarding an unidentified individual carrying out burglaries targeting residences in Mount Lebanon. A video was also circulated on social media showing the suspect committing a burglary inside a residence in Bourj Hammoud before fleeing aboard a blue van of unknown additional specifications. Consequently, the specialized units of the Information Branch launched field and intelligence operations to identify and arrest the suspect. Following investigations and inquiries, they succeeded in identifying him as: R. J. (born in 1996, Lebanese) On 22-05-2026, following a meticulous surveillance and monitoring operation, a patrol from the Branch arrested him in the Nabaa area while driving a blue Mitsubishi van used in the theft operations. The vehicle was seized. A search of the suspect and the van led to the seizure of a quantity of hashish, remnants of marijuana, a booklet of rolling papers, and two mobile phones. During interrogation, he confessed to the charges brought against him. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was referred, together with the seized items and the van, to the competent authority upon the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

11/6/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following communiqué was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat all forms of crime throughout Lebanon, particularly offenses related to human trafficking and the protection of public morals, and to arrest those involved, the Anti-Human Trafficking and Morals Protection Bureau of the Judicial Police Unit continued its operations to combat the phenomenon of foreign women soliciting on public roads for the purpose of prostitution, especially in the Dora area. As a result, one of the Bureau’s patrols arrested four women caught in the act in the aforementioned area: two Sierra Leonean nationals, one Kenyan national, and one Lebanese national. The patrol also arrested a transgender Syrian national, as well as: A. J. (born in 1978, Lebanese) on charges of extorting protection money from the women in exchange for allowing them to remain on the street and providing them with protection. A search of A. J. led to the seizure of a knife and a glass pipe. During interrogation, the women admitted to soliciting clients for the purpose of prostitution. The two Sierra Leonean women stated that A. J. imposed protection payments on them in exchange for allowing them to remain on the street. The necessary legal measures were taken against all those involved, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

11/6/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following communiqué was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Internal Security Forces to combat various types of crime throughout Lebanon, particularly cybercrime and online fraud, a woman filed a complaint on 10-04-2026 before the Barouk Police Station of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit against a person identified as (A. T.), whose full identity remains unknown, for fraud and deception committed through a money transfer application. Pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the investigation was referred on 22-04-2026 to the Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights Bureau of the Judicial Police Unit. During her testimony at the Bureau’s headquarters, the complainant stated that, since the outbreak of the recent war, she had been actively involved with a number of friends working in the humanitarian and social sectors in organizing donation campaigns for displaced persons and affected families, with the aim of providing medicines, food supplies, infant formula, and diapers. She explained that she had published her phone number in WhatsApp groups to receive financial transfers through a money transfer company and had indeed begun receiving donations from various contributors. She further stated that on 09-04-2026 she received a phone call from a person identifying himself as (A. T.), claiming to be a representative of the money transfer company she dealt with. He falsely informed her that her account had exceeded the permitted limit and that several financial transfers were pending as a result, offering to assist her in resolving the issue. As she was expecting a money transfer from a relative living abroad, she believed his claims and began following his instructions. To verify that her account was still operational, she transferred a sum of money to her son's account. After the transaction succeeded, he asked her to provide the verification code she had received through the company’s mobile application. He then falsely claimed that USD 5,000 had been withdrawn from the account due to the alleged problem and later requested another verification code that had been sent to her son’s phone, under the pretext of fixing the issue and reorganizing the account. After she provided the second code, she discovered that the funds had disappeared from the account. When she confronted him, he openly admitted that he had taken the money, claiming that she would recover it later together with the pending transfer. At that point, she realized that she had fallen victim to an online fraud scheme. Through technical and digital investigations, Bureau personnel succeeded in tracing the path of the funds withdrawn from the complainant’s account. It was determined that the money had been transferred to an account associated with a digital trading company. After contacting the company, the Bureau requested that the amount be frozen. As a result of the follow-up investigation, on 28-04-2026, the company's legal representative appeared at the Bureau's offices and handed over the full amount to the investigators. The entire amount was subsequently returned to the complainant. Investigations remain ongoing, under the supervision of the competent judicial authority, to identify and arrest all those involved. Warning: The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces urges citizens and residents alike to exercise caution against various fraud schemes and not to send any official documents, financial information, verification codes, or copies thereof to any suspicious or untrusted party, in order to avoid becoming victims of fraudsters.

11/6/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following communiqué was issued: In recent weeks, several burglary incidents involving forced entry were reported in areas within the Mount Lebanon Governorate. The perpetrator, whose identity was initially unknown, would break into commercial establishments after midnight and steal whatever valuables he could find. The most recent incident occurred on 26-05-2026, when he entered a pharmacy in the Halat area and stole property worth approximately USD 3,000. As a result, the competent units of the Internal Security Forces launched field and intelligence operations to identify and arrest the suspect. Following investigations and inquiries, the Information Branch succeeded in identifying him as: M. H. (born in 1995, Lebanese), with a prior criminal record for theft-related offenses. On 26-05-2026, after careful surveillance and monitoring, a patrol from the Information Branch arrested him in Bouar. In his possession, officers found and seized a military pistol, two screwdrivers, a coat, and gloves. During interrogation, he confessed to the charges against him, admitting that he had carried out more than ten nighttime burglaries by means of breaking and entering into commercial establishments in several areas, including Halat, Nahr Ibrahim, Ghazir, Kaslik, Zouk Mosbeh, and Adma, using the seized firearm and tools. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was referred, along with the seized items, to the competent judicial authority. Therefore, and based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces is circulating his photograph and requests that anyone who has fallen victim to his criminal activities report to the Mount Lebanon Information Branch or contact 01-732513 in preparation for the necessary legal proceedings.

10/6/2026