Among Them a Minor: 7 Girls Arrested on Prostitution Charges in Beirut and Mount Lebanon

The following was issued by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division:

As part of the ongoing work carried out by the Internal Security Forces to combat crimes of all kinds, particularly those related to human trafficking and prostitution, including the phenomenon of girls present on roads to attract clients for the purpose of practicing prostitution, a patrol from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Morals Protection Office within the Judicial Police Unit arrested three girls on the coastal road opposite Doha al-Hass on 12-10-2026. They are:

S. H., Palestinian

B. H., Undocumented

F. H., Undocumented

On 18-10-2026, another patrol from the aforementioned office arrested four girls in the Maameltein area / Coastal Road. They are:

A. R., Lebanese

H. K., Lebanese

B.H., Syrian national (minor)

B. T., Bangladeshi national

Upon hearing their statements, they confessed to what was attributed to them regarding luring clients for the purpose of practicing prostitution.

The necessary legal procedures were taken against the detainees, and they were referred to the competent judiciary, based on its instruction.