The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division announced today, Friday, in a statement that "information was obtained by the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces regarding an unknown individual promoting drugs in the city of Sidon and its surroundings. As a result of investigations and inquiries, the branch was able to identify him as M. Z. (born in 1971, Palestinian). On April 13, 2024, after close observation and monitoring, one of the branch's patrols arrested him in Sidon and seized 39 bags containing heroin, a plastic container containing cocaine base, and a knife. During the investigation, he confessed to the charges against him regarding promoting narcotic substances to a number of clients in Sidon and its surroundings. The legal measures were taken against him, and he and the seized items were referred to the relevant authorities, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary."