Car Theft Gang in Custody

The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division, announced in a statement that "as part of the daily monitoring conducted by the Internal Security Forces to combat car theft operations from various Lebanese regions. As a result of the intensive investigations and inquiries carried out by the Anti-International Car Theft Office in the Judicial Police Unit, they identified the identity of one of the suspects involved in car thefts, named A. K. (born in 1991, Lebanese). On June 13, 2024, after surveillance and tracking operations carried out by the members of this office that lasted for about a month, they were able to arrest him. During the investigation, he confessed to participating with others in stealing dozens of cars." It added: "Legal measures have been taken against him, and he has been referred to the competent judiciary based on his statement, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining members of the gang."