Joint operations in Koura followed a documented report by sustainable hunters. Detainees and seized equipment were referred to Chekka Police Station.
Joint operations targeting illegal night hunting in Koura led to arrests, vehicles being impounded and the seizure of shotguns, searchlights and electronic bird callers.
The teams acted on a report from sustainable hunters, accompanied by photographs and location coordinates. The operations involved the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) of the joint Lebanese–international operations room of the Middle East Center for Sustainable Harvest and Anti-Poaching (MECSHAP) and CABS, the Internal Security Forces’ North Investigation Unit and the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Development Office in North Lebanon.
The detainees and seized equipment were referred to Chekka Police Station for legal proceedings. The Ministry of Agriculture also recorded the violations in official reports.
MECSHAP said anti-poaching efforts are coordinated with the ISF Gendarmerie Command Operations Room, the ISF Public Relations Division, Lebanese Army Intelligence and the Ministry of Agriculture. Cooperation with the ministry is based on a memorandum of understanding with MECSHAP and IndyACT to protect terrestrial and marine wildlife.
Photo source: MECSHAP, 13/11/2026. · 1