Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: On 11-06-2026, the body of an unidentified man was found in the locality of Barja, in a state of cardiac arrest. He was homeless and had recently been frequenting the aforementioned area. His body is currently being kept in the morgue of Sidon Governmental Hospital. Description of the body: a man in his eighties, approximately 170 cm tall, of medium build, dark complexion, with short white hair and a long white beard. Therefore, and pursuant to the competent judiciary’s order, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces requests that his relatives, or anyone who has any information about him, contact the Beiteddine Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit at one of the following numbers: 25-300216 or 25-300187, in order to take the necessary legal measures, in preparation for receiving the body.

25/6/2026

As part of the follow-up on prison conditions and the review of inmates’ needs and the general conditions inside prisons, and in coordination between the Internal Security Forces and the General Chaplaincy of Prisons in Lebanon, the First President of the North Lebanon Courts, Judge Nidal Shamseddine, inspected Tripoli Prison for men and women on 23-06-2026. She was received by the Commander of the Tripoli Regional Company, Brigadier General Bahaa El Samad, the Second Assistant to the Commander of the North Lebanon Region, Colonel Ibrahim Al Rashed, and the prison warden, Lieutenant Colonel Abdel Latif Shaar, along with a number of concerned officers, the General Chaplain of Prisons in Lebanon, Father Jean Moura, and members of the General Chaplaincy of Prisons. The visit was attended by the Appellate Public Prosecutor in North Lebanon, Judge Hani Helmi Al Hajjar; the First Investigating Judge, Judge Naji Al Dahdah; the Judge of the Judicial District, Judge Nazem El Khoury; Judge Lara Kozak; and Judge Ahmad Taki El Din. The delegation also included the Acting Governor of North Lebanon, Iman Al Rafei; the District Governor of Bcharre, Ruba Chafchak; the representative of the Mufti of Tripoli, Sheikh Safwan Al Shaar; the representative of the President of the Alawite Islamic Council, Sheikh Mohammad Abdel Karim; the President of the Orthodox Association for the Care of Prisoners, Father Basilius Debs; the Secretary of the Prison Communication Committee, attorney Bernadette Dib; and attorneys Youssef Douaihy, May Haddad, Elie Bitar, and Badawi El Sabeh Douaihy. During the visit, the attendees toured the prison sections and reviewed the conditions and needs of the inmates. At the end, commemorative photos were taken on the occasion.

24/6/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat all types of crimes, particularly forgery crimes across various Lebanese regions, and to arrest their perpetrators, information was obtained by the Information Branch about an unidentified person forging real estate documents with the aim of selling a property in the locality of Halat – Jbeil. As a result of investigations and inquiries, the person who was processing the property ownership transfer request at the real estate departments was arrested, and the forged document was seized in his possession. He was identified as: Sh. H. (born in 1987, Lebanese) During the investigation, he stated that he had fallen victim to fraud by the individual identified as: J. Gh. (born in 1982, Lebanese), who has a criminal record for forgery offenses. Further follow-up revealed that the property deed had also been forged through the use of a fake identity in the name of the property owner, and that the ownership had first been transferred to J. Gh., and then to Sh. H., noting that the property owner had not sold the property. After a precise surveillance and monitoring operation, one of the Branch’s patrols arrested J. Gh. in Jbeil while he was in his vehicle, which was seized. Upon searching him and the vehicle, a sum of money was found in his possession. During the investigation, he confessed to the charges against him, namely that he, in coordination with another person with a criminal record for forgery and fraud offenses, had forged the identity of the property owner and the title deed without her knowledge, and then sold the property to Sh. H. When the latter attempted to register the property at the real estate departments, it was revealed that the deed was invalid. The necessary legal measures were taken against J. Gh., and he was referred, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, pursuant to the order of the competent judiciary. Efforts are ongoing to arrest his accomplice.

24/6/2026

Issued by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement: Pursuant to the order of the competent judiciary, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces circulates the photo of: M. B. (born in 1996, Lebanese) who was arrested for fraud and scam offenses, after he had been posting advertisements on social media platforms claiming to rent out cars and chalets. Once an agreement was reached with the victims, he would ask them to send a deposit through a money transfer office. After receiving the money transfer, he would stop answering the victims’ calls. Therefore, the General Directorate requests those who have fallen victim to him to contact the Baabda Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit at one of the following numbers: 05-921115 or 05-922173, in order to take the necessary legal measures against him.

23/6/2026