13 kg of drugs, cash and counterfeit foreign currency: 'Drug and money warehouse' exposed in Yarka
The suspect, a 32-year-old resident of Yarka who was in the building, was arrested for questioning at the Western Galilee station and was subsequently detained.
Police officers and combatants seized over 13 kg of drugs, a drone, and tens of thousands of shekels in cash and counterfeit foreign currency during a raid on a 'drug and money warehouse' in Yarka.
As part of the Israel Police's fight against the drug scourge, detectives from the Western Galilee station, in cooperation with Coastal District Border Police combatants, raided a building in the village of Yarka which was suspected of being used as a 'warehouse' for drug trafficking and money.
During the targeted search at the site, the police officers and combatants uncovered a large quantity of substances suspected to be dangerous drugs and related equipment: approximately 10.4 kg of cannabis, approximately 2.9 kg of hashish, a drone, and distribution bags used for drug distribution, tens of thousands of shekels in cash and foreign currency (Euros and Dollars), and approximately 9,700 dollars suspected to be counterfeit money.
The suspect, a 32-year-old resident of Yarka who was in the building, was arrested for questioning at the Western Galilee station and was subsequently detained. In accordance with the needs of the investigation and its findings, the police will request to extend his detention in court.
