Tonight (Saturday), IDF fighters thwarted drug smuggling worth tens of millions of shekels on the Egyptian border. The IDF force jumped to the scene and carried out a suspicious arrest procedure that included firing into the air, following which the smuggling was thwarted. The forces seized about 120 kg of cocaine and marijuana, worth tens of millions of shekels, which were transferred to the Israel Police.
Captain A., a company commander from the Ram Battalion who commanded the force that thwarted the smuggling, said: “After preparing to thwart smuggling during Saturday night, a report was received of smuggling near the border. We will continue to work to protect the country’s borders around the clock. “
In another incident during the Sabbath, IDF forces identified a suspect in the Metula area. The forces began searching for the suspect who escaped, and seized 41 packages of drugs and an ammunition package worth hundreds of thousands of shekels that he left at the spot.
The findings were handed over to the Israel Police for further investigation. IDF forces and the Israeli police continue to search for the suspect.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the smuggling was probably carried out from Lebanon to Israeli territory.