Hunting is another type of security forces

The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division announced in a statement that “based on a complaint from an environmental association with the Al-Bastah platoon in the Beirut police unit, about a group of people who sold animals , in violation of the Animal Protection and Welfare Law, and the CITES Agreement, signed by Lebanon and the recommendations of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

Accordingly, he said, “Consequently, sellers were contacted, under the pretext of buying two lions and a crocodile. A date was set for the delivery of a crocodile in the amount of $ 900 /, as a result, the species before The aforementioned interfered with them, and during the sale process they managed to arrest both: HZ (born 1997, Syrian), AM (born 1994, Lebanese).

He added: “As a result of the investigations, each of the Haret Hreik and Jounieh platoons raided two additional tents, so that a snake, 4 /, a shark, a mongoose, / 4 / rodents, reptiles, including / 2 / iguana , were seized, approximately / 5 / parrots In addition to other animals, it turned out that they obtained the so-called crocodile: SHS (born 1989, Lebanese).

And he added: “After successive investigations, three stores that sold animals were raided by the Ouzai, Ghubairi and Antelias species, for which a number of parrots and birds of rare species were seized, which exceeded ten.”

He added: “The animals were handed over to the plaintiffs’ association and the Ministry of Agriculture – Livestock Directorate for cooperation between them after we assigned them judicial guards, and the detainees were left in exchange for residence documents, while (AM ) was under investigation, as indicated by the competent judicial power. The Environmental Public Ministry to prosecute all the offenders that the investigation revealed. “

Here, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces reminds all citizens and pet shop owners that they must verify the legality of the animals they own and resolve their conditions in case they are violated.