The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts by specialized Internal Security Forces units to combat drug trafficking and distribution across Lebanon, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Detachment of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit received information about an apartment in Sin el-Fil being used to store narcotics before their distribution to drug dealers. Following intensive investigative efforts, the Detachment established that the storage location had been moved from Sin el-Fil to Achrafieh, where a drug trafficking network was using an apartment to store narcotics. The following individuals were arrested: M. A. (born in 1999, Lebanese national); A. Sh. (born in 2002, Lebanese national). An investigation conducted by Baabda Police Station revealed that the first suspect was responsible for receiving narcotics before distributing them to other dealers in various areas of Lebanon. It was also established that he was wanted under an arrest warrant for a drug-related offence. The investigation further uncovered additional apartments used to store narcotics in Corniche el-Mazraa, Bchamoun, Hazmieh, and Jernaya in Jezzine District, and identified several individuals involved in the network’s drug distribution, manufacturing, and storage activities. In coordination with the competent judicial authority, Investigation Detachment officers raided the identified locations at various times and dates. They seized large quantities of various narcotics, including ketamine, hashish, marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and other drugs. Officers also seized precision scales, equipment used to extract oils, seal nylon packaging, and manufacture ketamine, as well as large quantities of materials used for packaging and distributing narcotics. Investigations also revealed that the network was smuggling ketamine through Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport by concealing it inside premium liquor bottles that were professionally resealed and packed in luggage. A number of hunting rifles, ammunition, and projectiles were also seized, along with a large and varied quantity of gold jewelry, watches, cash in several currencies, computers, mobile phones, and documents. The following members of the network were also arrested: A. A. (born in 1992, Lebanese national); S. A. (born in 2011, Lebanese national); S. A. (born in 1967, Lebanese national); J. F. (born in 1970, Lebanese national); H. T. (born in 1993, Lebanese national); I. H. (born in 1991, Lebanese national); D. S. (born in 2005, Lebanese national); A. H. (born in 1963, Lebanese national); M. T. (born in 1963, Palestinian national). The investigation further established that this was an international network run from outside Lebanon by its founder and alleged mastermind, an individual who presents himself as a Belgian national and claims to own an international event-management company with an Instagram account. He travels across several European countries and uses the Signal app to communicate with members of his network. He was identified as: M. T. (born in 1996, Palestinian national), nicknamed “Robin.” According to the investigation, he organizes and hosts music events in various areas of Lebanon, where ketamine is allegedly manufactured and distributed, along with ecstasy, cocaine, and other narcotics, to people attending these events. Investigations also found that members of the network are educated, speak multiple languages, work in various fields, and regularly practice yoga, giving them calm and unsuspecting profiles. As a result of the investigation, H. T. was caught red-handed manufacturing drugs inside an apartment in Bchamoun, where he was arrested. The detainees and all seized items and narcotics were handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining individuals involved.

9/9/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to combat various forms of crime, the Beirut Police Investigation Detachment received information about a group of suspicious individuals in the Qasqas area who were in possession of a quantity of drugs. Following close surveillance and monitoring, a Detachment patrol carried out a carefully planned ambush, resulting in their arrest red-handed in Qasqas. They were identified as: A. A. (born in 2003, Syrian national); M. Sh. (born in 2006, Syrian national); A. T. (born in 2009, Syrian national); H. M. (born in 2008, Palestinian national); M. Z. (born in 2005, Syrian national). Two motorcycles without license plates, a quantity of hashish, and cigarette-rolling materials were seized from their possession. The detainees and the seized items were handed over to Tariq el-Cham Police Station, where they admitted to forming a gang involved in stealing and robbing motorcycles. Among their key admissions, they confessed to breaking the lock and stealing an Aprilia motorcycle in Dbayeh, as well as forcibly taking a black “Sweet” motorcycle from its rider in the BIEL – Beirut area and later selling it inside the Shatila refugee camp for US$100. They also admitted to using drugs. The detainees were referred to the competent judicial authority pursuant to its instructions.

9/9/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to combat crime, particularly drug-related offences, on 24 August 2026, a patrol operating under the Jounieh Company Command of the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit set up a temporary checkpoint on the coastal road in the Nahr Ibrahim area. At the checkpoint, the patrol arrested three individuals, including a minor, who were traveling in a black Nissan Sunny: Kh. Sh. (born in 2006, Lebanese national); S. S. (born in 2005, Lebanese national); A minor girl, born in 2010, Lebanese national. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a quantity of narcotics, including: 10 vials containing ketamine; 79 plastic containers containing cocaine; 5 white cubes wrapped in tissues; 95 Captagon pills; 26 colored pills; 48 Tramadol pills; 31 vacuum-sealed bags, each containing hashish; 12 bags, each containing marijuana; 10 bags containing hashish; 3 “Vape Packwoods” electronic smoking devices; 3 booklets of rolling papers; 4 mobile phones. The vehicle was placed under judicial seizure. The three detainees, along with the seized drugs and other items, were handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

9/9/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: Pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority, the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces is circulating a photograph of: A. K. (born in 1989, Lebanese national), who was arrested for theft by deception. He would falsely claim that his victims had hit him with their vehicles, deliberately damage his mobile phone, and then demand varying sums of money from them as compensation. Accordingly, the Directorate General asks anyone who has fallen victim to his scheme and recognizes him to report to Al-Nahr Police Station of the Beirut Police Unit or call 01-581074, so that the necessary legal action can be taken against him.

9/9/2026