Arresting 2 citizens in Bar Elias and Minaa’ and 16 individuals in Masnaa

Thursday, 23 June 2016

The Army Headquarters - Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:


Army forces arrested in Bar Elias citizen Hamza Ali el Lawis AKA (Abou Abbas), wanted for committing actions of fraud and theft. Moreover, army forces arrested citizen Jamil Mohammad Ali in Minaa’ – Tripoli for robbing citizens with the help of others. Army forces also confiscated in his possession several cellphones and different items.
Furthermore, an army patrol arrested in Masnaa – Bekaa 16 nomads, some of them for attempting to infiltrate inside the Lebanese territories, others for unlawfully attempting to cross into the Syrian territories.
The arrested individuals were turned in along with the confiscated items to the competent authorities.