Internal Security Forces

Beirut’s Downtown Under Siege: Why Are the Concrete Barriers Still There?

Walking through Beirut’s downtown ghost town feels surreal. Sieged from every angle, what was once a vibrant city, now resembles a prison. Yet, Downtown Beirut is reviving. New boutiques, cafes, and hotels are emerging, defying all odds, particularly in the shadow of an all-out war looming between Hezbollah and Israel. Some say this is what ...

ISF Arrests Mastermind of a Dangerous Motorcycle Theft Gang

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) tracked down a gang carrying out motorcycle thefts and armed robberies in several areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. On June 28, the branch's patrol apprehended the mastermind of the gang, A.Q., (Lebanese, born in 1999) with a history of theft, pickpocketing, drug and shooting incidents, in a qualitative ...

ISF Arrests a Syrian Woman for Drug Trafficking, Husband Still at Large

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) General Directorate carried out a raid on the apartment of a 34-year-old Syrian woman, N.R., in the Sahara Choueifat area, arresting her for drug trafficking and distribution. In a statement, the ISF reported that information was received about unknown individuals storing drugs in an apartment in the Sahara ...

ISF Arrest One of Lebanon’s Most Notorious Drug Traffickers

A raid by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) led to the arrest of "one of the most dangerous drug traffickers, M.J. (born 1984, Lebanese) wanted for the manufacturing, promotion, and smuggling of Captagon pills. His smuggling operations included countries such as Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya, and Turkey. According to an ISF ...

Narcotics Hidden Inside Food Containers at BIA, Two Individuals Arrested

Two Lebanese individuals were arrested in the Airport Road area following intensive investigations and inquiries by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) related to drug trafficking. The Public Relations Division of the ISF's General Directorate issued a statement, noting that the Central Anti-Narcotics Bureau had received information about a ...

ISF Arrests Mastermind Behind Beirut-Mount Lebanon Theft and Robbery Gang

The Internal Security Forces have arrested the mastermind of a gang responsible for numerous motorcycle thefts and armed robberies in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. The suspect, identified as H. J., a Lebanese citizen born in 1997, has a criminal record that includes robbery, theft, gunfire, and unlawful detention, according to a statement by the ...