Grenades, SIM cards and firearms: The cell exposed in the Musli-Jarushi conflict
As part of the escalating struggle between the Musli and Jarushi criminal organizations, the police exposed a cell that the prosecution claims planned to transfer lethal weaponry in the central region. The operation was thwarted when one of the suspects was arrested on Highway 6 in possession of two fragmentation grenades, and the investigation subsequently led to the discovery of an additional weapons cache hidden in a laundry room in Tel Aviv.
Two fragmentation grenades, a SIM card handed over at a meeting in Tel Aviv, and a nighttime encounter near Arara: against the backdrop of the conflict between the Musli organization and the Jarushi family, which has recently led to a series of criminal incidents, an indictment was filed today (Sunday) against Robert Abdilov, Yakir Mimoni, and Ahmad Hariri. According to the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, they conspired to transfer two fragmentation grenades. One of them was arrested on Highway 6 with the grenades in his possession, and in a search conducted later at another defendant's home, two pistols and two additional fragmentation grenades were found.
According to the indictment, the three conspired to transfer two fragmentation grenades from Ahmad Hariri's possession to Yakir Mimoni's possession, via Robert Abdilov. To advance the plan, Mimoni and Abdilov met on Mekor Haim Street in Tel Aviv, where Mimoni gave Abdilov a SIM card to coordinate the delivery of the grenades with Hariri.
Immediately after the meeting, Abdilov corresponded with Hariri using the SIM card, and the two coordinated the location where the transfer would take place. Later that evening, around 9:00 PM, Abdilov and Hariri met near Highway 6513 by Arara, where Hariri handed over the two fragmentation grenades.
Abdilov left the scene with the grenades, but the transfer was not completed as he was arrested on Highway 6 by the police. The prosecution claims that "the defendants conspired to commit a crime, and jointly possessed and carried weapons."
Furthermore, the investigation led to an additional cache of weaponry. In a separate charge attributed to Mimoni, it is alleged that two weeks later he kept in a laundry room near his apartment in Tel Aviv a semi-automatic Beretta 9mm pistol, a semi-automatic F.E.G. 9mm pistol, magazines, ammunition, and two additional fragmentation grenades. Due to these findings, he faces an additional charge of illegal possession of weapons.
The Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office filed a request to order the detention of the three until the end of the legal proceedings. The state claims it has prima facie evidence, including data from mobile phones seized from Abdilov, which it says contain "unequivocal evidence indicating both the criminal conspiracy and its execution." The prosecution also points to security camera footage, phone location analysis, and expert opinions regarding the seized weaponry.
