Lebanon National Police

The Lebanon National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية اللبنانية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah al-lubnānīyah) is the civilian law enforcement agency of the Lebanese Arab Republic, one of the 20 republics of the Arab Union. It has jurisdiction over all regular policing affairs within Lebanon at the republican and municipal (local) level. The Lebanon National Police also has a division dedicated to narcotics and organised crime which frequently works alongside federal law enforcement agencies the Lebanon National Police is headed by a director-general, who is directly answerable to Lebanon's Minister of Interior. The Lebanon National Police has its headquarters in Beirut; it employs 34,760 sworn constables and 10,544 civilian staff, for a total of 45,304 employees.