A strange pretext...a gang of Syrian and Lebanese husbands stealing homes in the Bekaa

Lebanese security announced the arrest of four people, who were involved in fraudulent thefts, including three of Syrian nationality.

In a statement, the Public Relations Division of the General Directorate of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces said: "A man and a woman entered the house of an 80-year-old Lebanese citizen in the Bekaa town of al-Qaa, in a fraudulent manner, under the pretext of their need to "drink water," and then stole from her nearly 6 million Lebanese pound, and they fled after the man beat her, then left her in a critical condition.

The statement added: "Through intensive investigations and investigations, members of the Ras Baalbek faction in the regional gendarmerie unit were able to identify the perpetrators and arrest them on January 6, 2022. They are Syrian nationals (born in 1999), and his wife (born in 1991, Syrian nationality). And by interrogating them, they confessed what was attributed to them, and that they committed several thefts, on previous dates, and among these operations the theft of 1200 euros, 2600 dollars and 2,000,000 Lebanese pounds from the home of a citizen in the town of Al-Qaa, in partnership with two other people, of Syrian nationality (born in 1997, ), and his wife (born in 1979, Lebanese)", according to Russia Today.

And the security forces continued in their statement: “On January 10, 2022, and through investigations and follow-up, the members of the Qaa police station were able to arrest the last two mentioned, and seized in their possession a part of the stolen amount, which is 40 million Lebanese pounds, and they also admitted what was attributed to them.” "The seized amount has been returned to its owner, and the investigation is under the supervision of the competent judiciary."

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