Part of the confiscated drug haul
Part of the confiscated drug haulIDF spokesperson

The IDF and Israel Police forces on Sunday thwarted a major drug smuggling attempt worth 6,000,000 NIS in the “Yoav” Regional Brigade area and apprehended three individuals suspected of carrying out the smuggling.

Overnight (Sunday), IDF soldiers spotted a number of suspects that arrived at the area of the security fence and attempted to smuggle drugs from Egypt into Israeli territory.

IDF and Israel Police forces monitored the suspects, pursued them and thwarted the smuggling. During the thwarting, 30 kg of drugs worth approximately 6 million NIS were confiscated.

The forces apprehended three individuals suspected of carrying out the smuggling and confiscated the vehicle which was used by them.

The suspects, confiscated drugs and means used by the smugglers were transferred to the Israel Police for further processing.