# Prostitution Arrests in Aamchit and Maameltein: Are Networks Involved - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118704950041808920 - Source account: [@beiruttime_leb](https://x.com/beiruttime_leb) - Source language: Arabic - Target language: English - Duration: 2:25 - Published: 2026-11-07 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved - Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA.md ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved) Prostitution rings in broad daylight, right in the middle of the highways. [0:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=3) What's happening on the streets of Lebanon? [0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=5) From Amchit to Maameltein, girls are soliciting customers on the roads. [0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=8) And arrests keep happening in the same areas. [0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=11) But what's really going on? Are these isolated cases, or are there networks operating out of sight? [0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=16) The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of four girls. [0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=19) Three of them were on the Amchit- Jbeil Highway, and the fourth was on the coastal road in Maameltein. [0:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=23) Following a security operation on October 31. [0:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=25) Among the detainees were Lebanese and Syrian women, and two girls of unknown nationality. [0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=29) According to the security statement, they admitted to the charges against them and were referred to the judiciary. [0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=33) But the surprise isn't just the latest arrests, it's the numbers that came before them, too. [0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=37) Last July, four women were arrested in Maameltein. [0:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=40) And in October, the arrest of more girls in the same area was announced. [0:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=44) One of them was a Syrian minor. With the arrests in Amchit and Maameltein, that brings us to 15 arrests, announced in less than four months. [0:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=51) But where are these girls coming from? And are some of them coming from distant areas, like the north, to work on the Amchit and Maamelteine highways? [0:58](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=58) And who's ensuring they have transport and clients if there's no authority organizing this activity? [1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=62) All these questions remain officially unanswered. [1:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=65) And the issue isn't limited to this area. [1:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=67) From Jiyeh to Hamra, security forces uncovered networks exploiting chalets, hotels, and social media apps. [1:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=72) Some cases involved blackmail and extortion. [1:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=75) More troubling, some of those detained in previous operations were minors. [1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=79) This raises the possibility of child sexual exploitation. [1:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=82) In a country being suffocated by economic and social crises, are need and poverty making girls more vulnerable to exploitation? [1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=88) And why do arrests keep happening despite security crackdowns? [1:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=91) There's one detail here that shouldn't be overlooked. [1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=93) Why Amchit and Maamelteine specifically? [1:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=95) We're talking about an area located on a vital route connecting Beirut to Keserwan, the mountains, and the north, with constant traffic and movement. [1:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=103) Could the location be attracting this activity? [1:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=105) And are there girls coming from faraway areas to work in places where no one knows them? [1:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=110) Various methods are being uncovered, from standing on the streets outside hotels and chalets to using dating apps. [1:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=116) So, is Lebanon's prostitution market changing its map and how it operates? [1:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=119) Or are these old practices simply becoming more visible today than before? [2:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=123) And the more troubling question: if four security operations uncovered this many women in custody over just a few months, how much activity is still going on beyond the security agencies' watch? [2:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=131) And have Amchit and Maameltein become new points on Lebanon's prostitution map? [2:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/GVw90A8nkwqr/en/prostitution-arrests-in-aamchit-and-maameltein-are-networks-involved?t=135) Or has this map really been there for a long time, and are we only now beginning to discover its scale?