The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces - Public Relations Division issued a statement today, Saturday, stating: "As part of the ongoing work carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat crimes and arrest their perpetrators, information was received by the Anti-Human Trafficking and Morality Protection Bureau within the Judicial Police Unit about the activity of networks facilitating prostitution and human trafficking inside a building in Jal el-Dib. These networks exploit several girls by securing clients for them to engage in sexual relations in exchange for monetary compensation."
Through extensive investigations and inquiries, a patrol from the aforementioned bureau, with the support of a force from the Judicial Police's Special Forces, was able to identify the location of members from three networks. In a coordinated and quality operation, they were arrested. The arrested individuals are:
- L. A. (born 1985, Syrian)
- A. M. (born 1986, Syrian)
- G. H. (born 1988, Lebanese)
- J. T. (born 1988, Syrian)
- I. Q. (born 1992, Syrian, according to her statement)
- H. A. (born 1994, Lebanese)
- I. H. (born 1995, Syrian)
- S. H. (born 1996, Lebanese)
- B. Sh. (born 1998, Syrian)
- N. R. (born 1999, Syrian)
- D. K. (born 2000, Syrian)
- H. M. (born 2002, Syrian)
- A. L. L. (born 2003, Syrian)
- N. K. (born 2003, Syrian, according to her statement)
- R. H. (born 2003, Lebanese)
- A. A. (born 2008, Syrian)
The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the competent judiciary, and efforts continue to arrest all those involved.
