The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement:
"As part of the ongoing monitoring carried out by the Internal Security Forces, particularly in the field of food safety, on January 21, 2026, a unit from the Bekaa Investigation Branch of the Regional Gendarmerie, accompanied by a representative from the Ministry of Health, raided two chicken storage warehouses in the town of Saadnayel. It was found that the warehouses did not meet health and safety standards.
According to the Ministry of Health report, serious and dangerous violations affecting food safety were identified, including:
- Abnormal changes in the color of the chicken.
- Lack of proper safety and refrigeration measures, with chicken left unrefrigerated for long periods.
As a result of the raid, ten individuals were arrested, nine of them Syrian nationals and one Lebanese. Two vans were also seized. The detainees and confiscated items were handed over to the relevant unit for legal procedures, and the two warehouses were sealed with red wax based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.
Additionally, more than three tons of chicken that did not meet health standards were confiscated and destroyed by the Bekaa Investigation Branch at a landfill belonging to the Zahle municipality, in accordance with approved health standards and in the presence of a Ministry of Health representative, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary."
"As part of the ongoing monitoring carried out by the Internal Security Forces, particularly in the field of food safety, on January 21, 2026, a unit from the Bekaa Investigation Branch of the Regional Gendarmerie, accompanied by a representative from the Ministry of Health, raided two chicken storage warehouses in the town of Saadnayel. It was found that the warehouses did not meet health and safety standards.
According to the Ministry of Health report, serious and dangerous violations affecting food safety were identified, including:
- Abnormal changes in the color of the chicken.
- Lack of proper safety and refrigeration measures, with chicken left unrefrigerated for long periods.
As a result of the raid, ten individuals were arrested, nine of them Syrian nationals and one Lebanese. Two vans were also seized. The detainees and confiscated items were handed over to the relevant unit for legal procedures, and the two warehouses were sealed with red wax based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.
Additionally, more than three tons of chicken that did not meet health standards were confiscated and destroyed by the Bekaa Investigation Branch at a landfill belonging to the Zahle municipality, in accordance with approved health standards and in the presence of a Ministry of Health representative, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary."
