The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement:
"As part of the ongoing efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat drug trafficking in various Lebanese regions, the Beirut Investigation Unit of the Beirut Police received information on 16-04-2026 that two individuals were dealing drugs in the Ramlet al-Baida area.
As a result of surveillance and monitoring operations, a tight ambush was set up in the aforementioned area, leading to the arrest of:
A. H. (born in 1995, Lebanese)
S. A. (born in 2003, Lebanese).
Upon searching them, officers seized a black bag containing a large quantity of substances prepared for distribution, namely:
/511/ bags of "salvia"
/60/ caps containing a white narcotic substance.
In the same context, and based on precise information available to the same unit regarding the activity of an individual involved in drug dealing in the Sami Solh area.
On 07-04-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring operations, a patrol from the unit managed to arrest the suspect in the aforementioned area while he was riding a motorcycle without a registration plate. He was identified as:
– M. K. (born in 2004, Syrian).
Upon searching him and the motorcycle, drugs divided and prepared for distribution were found. The seized items included:
80 Captagon pills (divided into 4 bags and prepared for distribution).
Two nylon bags containing hashish.
The detainees and the seized items were handed over to the relevant units for the necessary legal measures to be taken against them, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary."
