Naameh night-hunting operation: offenders arrested, vehicles impounded and weapons and equipment seized

People near a vehicle at night, with an APU-marked vest in the foreground. — Field activity in Naameh as part of cooperation between ISF Investigations and APU–CABS.

An ISF Investigations operation with field and intelligence cooperation from APU–CABS, following a documented complaint by sustainable hunters.

The Mount Lebanon Investigations detachment of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), working with the joint Lebanese–international operations team (APU–CABS) through field and intelligence cooperation, carried out an operation against illegal night hunting in Naameh. It followed a documented complaint submitted by sustainable hunters in the area to the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU).

People, a car and chairs at a night-time location, with Investigations and APU markings visible on clothing. — A scene from the Naameh operation involving the Internal Security Forces’ Investigations unit and the joint APU–CABS team.

The operation resulted in the arrest of several offenders, the impounding of vehicles and the seizure of weapons and hunting equipment, including hunting guns, lights, electronic devices used to broadcast bird calls and lure birds, and generators.

Guns, cases, lights, a generator and chairs lined up inside a building. — Hunting guns, lights and a generator among the equipment seized during the Naameh operation.

The operation is part of ongoing cooperation between the security forces, the joint APU–CABS operations team and sustainable hunters to combat poaching and protect migratory birds and wildlife.

Electronic devices, loudspeakers, lights, ammunition and hunting equipment laid out on the floor. — Bird-call playback devices, loudspeakers and ammunition among the seized items.

These operations are coordinated with the Gendarmerie Command’s operations room and the ISF Public Relations Division.

People moving at night along a dirt track lit by flashlights. — Part of the night-time operation against illegal hunting in Naameh.

Image source: Adonis Elkhateeb, Editor-in-Chief.