Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Department: The following communiqué: On November 1, 2026, a sum of money was found at the Bechara El Khoury – Sodeco intersection, and it was deposited at the Chiyah (Correction: Chiyah -> Chiyah / Achrafieh area) Champ de Mars / Achrafieh / Tariq El Chamat (Tariq El Jdideh / Tariq El Cham) police station in the Beirut Police Unit. Therefore, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces asks the person who lost the amount to head to the aforementioned station's center, located on Beydoun Street – Achrafieh, or call the number: 01-328094, in preparation to receive it after verifying its value and the circumstances of its loss.

4/11/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Department: The following communiqué: As part of the ongoing work carried out by the Internal Security Forces units to pursue and apprehend judicial wanted individuals across various Lebanese regions, and as a result of inquiries and investigations, on various dates, patrols from the Bekaa Investigation Division within the Regional Gendarmerie Unit managed to arrest judicial wanted individuals in the town of Taalabaya, who are: A. A. (born in 1995, Lebanese), who is wanted under an arrest warrant for promoting and consuming drugs. K. Y. (born in 1999, Palestinian), wanted by the judiciary under an in-absentia arrest warrant for promoting and trafficking drugs. M. B. (born in 1983, Lebanese), wanted by the judiciary under an in-absentia arrest warrant for promoting counterfeit currency. The detainees were handed over to the concerned unit to take legal measures against them, upon the instructions of the competent judiciary.

4/11/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Department: The following communiqué: Pursuant to the instructions of the competent judiciary, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces is circulating the photograph of the detainee: I. S. (born in 1994, Lebanese) On suspicion of his involvement in fraud operations and impersonating a lawyer. Initial investigations revealed that he used to delude detainees and their family members into believing he had the ability to intervene in following up on their judicial files and facilitate the course of their trials in exchange for sums of money, exploiting his personal connections. Legal measures were taken against him under the supervision of the competent judiciary. Therefore, this General Directorate requests anyone who has fallen victim to his actions and recognizes him to call the Information Department's hotline at 1788, or go to the department's center – Investigation Branch at the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces, in preparation for taking the necessary legal measures.

4/11/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Department: The following communiqué: As part of the ongoing efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces units to combat child labor, the exploitation of minors, and forcing them into begging and street vending across various Lebanese regions, a joint patrol from the Beirut Investigation Division and the Anti-Human Trafficking and Morals Protection Bureau arrested two individuals suspected of involvement in forming a child labor network by forcing them to sell flowers in the Nahr area. They are: – A. H. (born in 2003, Syrian). – M. A. (born in 2009, Syrian). As a result of the investigation conducted with them by the aforementioned bureau, it was revealed that the first detainee heads an organized network for exploiting and trafficking minors, exploiting more than fifteen minors—mostly of Syrian nationality—by employing them to sell flowers in the Nahr and Mar Mikhael areas, with the assistance of the second detainee. Accordingly, a patrol from the bureau carried out a search operation at his residence in the Dora area and arrested his wife: – A. Sh. (born in 2004, Syrian). Upon investigating her, her involvement in the aforementioned activities was revealed, particularly since her two brothers are minors and work within the same network, in addition to her and her husband sheltering and providing housing for the second minor detainee (M. A.) in their home in exchange for his work within the network. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the bureau managed to identify one of the parents of the minors working within the network, named: – M. Sh. (born in 1978, Syrian). A search and investigation notice has been circulated regarding him. On October 23, 2026, another patrol from the aforementioned bureau arrested a suspect accused of forcing minors to sell packets of tissues in Sassine Square – Achrafieh, named: – A. H. (born in 1968, Syrian). Upon investigation, his involvement in the aforementioned activities was revealed, particularly as he employs his two minor grandchildren in these tasks. Legal measures were taken against the detainees, and they were referred to the competent authority upon the instructions of the competent judiciary.

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