Hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash and luxury vehicles: police raid in Lakiya
Police and Border Police forces raided the homes of suspects in Lakiya as part of an economic enforcement operation against crime instigators. During the searches, approximately 260,000 shekels in cash, thousands of dollars, and Jordanian dinars were seized. A Range Rover and a Toyota were impounded as part of debt collection, and two residents of the town were detained for questioning.
Hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash were seized and two vehicles were impounded on Tuesday during a joint economic enforcement operation in the town of Lakiya in the Negev. At the end of the operation, two residents of the town were detained and transferred for further questioning at the Southern Fraud Unit.
The operation involved detectives from the Southern Fraud Unit of the Southern District, fighters from the Southern Border Police and the National Guard, alongside representatives of the Center for Debt Collection. The forces arrived simultaneously at the suspects' homes, conducted searches, and executed seizure orders issued against them.
During the searches, approximately 260,000 shekels in cash were seized, alongside approximately 4,250 dollars and approximately 5,980 Jordanian dinars. In addition, representatives of the Center for Debt Collection impounded two vehicles — a Toyota Yaris and a Range Rover — as part of debt collection proceedings.
At the end of the operation, the two suspects, residents of Lakiya, were detained and brought in for further questioning. The police stated that the operation is part of the efforts to damage the economic infrastructure of crime elements, alongside enforcement and investigation activities.
"To damage the economic infrastructure that enables their activity"
Commander of the Southern Fraud Unit, Chief Inspector Anat Damri, stated: "This activity is part of our determined fight against crime instigators, using economic tools alongside police and investigative activity."
According to her, "the seizure of funds and the impounding of vehicles demonstrate that we are working to damage not only the perpetrators of the offenses, but also the economic infrastructure that enables their activity. We will continue to act in cooperation with all enforcement arms, with determination and professionalism, in order to reduce the economic power of crime elements and protect the public."
