The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces to pursue and arrest individuals involved in drug-related crimes, and within the framework of the security plan established by the Judicial Police Unit to combat this scourge, the Tripoli Regional Anti-Narcotics Office received information regarding a network involved in drug trafficking in Tripoli and its suburbs. On 02-10-2026, following field inquiries and intelligence gathering, as well as surveillance, the aforementioned office identified an apartment in the Abi Samra area where drugs were being handed over to dealers affiliated with the network. The apartment was subsequently raided, and the following individuals were arrested: M. S. R. (born in 1995, Lebanese) His wife, S. T. (born in 1990, Syrian national) It was established that both individuals were wanted by the judiciary under arrest warrants for drug-related offenses. The following quantities of narcotics were seized: 3,142 grams of hashish 32 grams of cocaine base 18 grams of cocaine 59 Captagon pills Other narcotic pills, a sum of money, and mobile phones. Investigations are ongoing under the supervision of the competent judicial authority, and efforts continue to arrest other individuals involved.

12/10/2026

Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: At 20:30 on 05-10-2026, a Lebanese woman (born in 1940) was admitted to the emergency department of a hospital by the Lebanese Red Cross, suffering from bleeding from her nose and left eye. At 00:45 on 06-10-2026, she passed away in the hospital. Following the incident, and as a result of the technical and intelligence measures carried out by the Information Branch, it was established that an unidentified individual had been monitoring the victim’s home before entering it after she had gone inside, and leaving some time later. This raised suspicions that he had assaulted and robbed her. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Branch identified the suspect as: M. H. (born in 2005, Syrian national). On 06-10-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, an Information Branch patrol arrested him in the Dora area. He was found in possession of USD 100 and LBP 1,700,000. During questioning, after being confronted with the evidence linking him to the incident, he confessed to entering the victim’s home with the intention of stealing. He stated that he pushed her, causing her to fall onto a sofa and lose consciousness, then stole two gold necklaces and a wristwatch. He also confessed to having monitored the victim for several days and knowing when she entered and left her home. He stated that he had sold one of the gold necklaces at a jewelry shop in Bourj Hammoud for USD 810, which he used to pay off his debts. A search of his home led to the recovery of the wristwatch and a gold necklace, which were found to have been stolen from the victim’s home. The suspect also led investigators to the jewelry shop where he had sold the necklace, which was subsequently recovered. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

12/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: Pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces is circulating the photograph of the detainee: A. Z. (born in 1977, Lebanese national) According to the investigations, he is involved in forming a gang engaged in usury, pawnbroking, fraud, swindling and extortion, as well as detaining and kidnapping citizens at gunpoint and opening fire. Accordingly, the Directorate General requests that anyone who has fallen victim to his activities, has been subjected to any of the aforementioned crimes, or recognizes him, report to the Baabda Judicial Division at the Judicial Police Unit, located at the Baabda Serail, or call 05-922173, to provide any available information, in preparation for taking the necessary legal measures.

11/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As of 12-10-2026, from 18:00 until 04:00 the following morning, a contracted company will commence work to raise manhole covers to the level of the asphalt on the eastbound carriageway extending from Sports City, in front of the Order of Engineers and Architects, to Saeb Salam Boulevard (Mazraa Corniche), up to the Selim Salam Bridge – Makassed Cooperative. The works will narrow the available space for vehicles on the aforementioned carriageway and will continue at this location for two weeks. Motorists are kindly requested to take note of this announcement and comply with the instructions and guidance of Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as traffic signs, in order to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion.

11/10/2026