ISF Arrests Car Theft, Armed Robbery Gang in Baalbek
Police said on Saturday that they have arrested a three-member armed robbery and car theft gang in the eastern city of Baalbek.
An Internal Security Forces communique said police arrested three Lebanese men during a raid they carried out in Baalbek.
The suspects admitted to investigators of forming a gang that steals cars and kidnaps individuals at gunpoint along with two other accomplices.
They also confirmed that they have stolen more than 15 cars – the latest of which was a Honda CRV - in less than month for the purpose of transporting them to the town of Brital and selling them there.
Furthermore, the three men said that they have carried out armed robberies and have stolen motorcycles in areas near Baalbek.
The communique issued by the ISF said that the suspects are drug dealers.
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