Smuggling

Ministry of Agriculture inspectors uncovered 55 tons of dairy and food products smuggled from the Palestinian Authority in Atarot. Three refrigerated trucks were ready for distribution, but inspectors intervened and broke into the facility after the suspect refused to cooperate.

A Dimona resident was arrested at the border crossing with nearly 1.5 kg of methamphetamine. She claimed she suspected the package contained illicit goods but proceeded due to threats against her and her children.

In a video that arrived from Gaza, a drone is seen arriving from the Egyptian border, landing and releasing a payload. Sources in Gaza told N12: Weapons are also being smuggled using the drones, and the phenomenon has become an industry that generates huge sums.

Fighters from the Magen unit of the Southern District Police thwarted the activity of a smuggling cell on the western border. During the operation, two suspects were arrested, and 21 kilograms of crystal-type drugs were seized in their possession. According to the suspicion, the two were involved in smuggling drugs across the border.

The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office has filed a severe indictment against a local resident who transported three illegal aliens in the trunk of a decommissioned vehicle. After fleeing a security checkpoint, he caused a fatal crash.

IDF observers identified two suspects crossing the eastern border in the Jordan Valley. Large forces, including aircraft, have been deployed to the area to locate the suspects. The IDF has closed the zone. It is suspected to be a smuggling attempt of weapons or drugs.

Drugs were concealed in packages of canned peppers arriving in the Gaza Strip as part of humanitarian aid shipments and were discovered in World Central Kitchen facilities. COGAT condemned the smuggling, stating that the incident highlights Hamas's exploitation of aid mechanisms.

Four suspects threw drug packages across the border into Jordan and attempted to flee, but were apprehended during a joint operation by the police and the IDF. This incident is part of a series of smuggling attempts involving millions of shekels' worth of narcotics thwarted along the eastern border in recent months.

Statues, amulets, and rare antiquities were returned to Egypt following an FBI investigation that determined they had been smuggled into the US. The main suspect is already dead, but the investigation continues. In the background, there is a broad international struggle to return looted antiquities worth a billion dollars.

A joint investigation by Lahav 433 and the Tax Authority has led to the exposure of an infrastructure for importing drones from China, which were transferred to criminal elements. According to the suspicion, the owner of a security company from Ashkelon and two employees imported dozens of shipments while committing tax offenses and money laundering. Forces raided the warehouse, arrested the...

Over the past day, the Civil Administration thwarted four attempts to transport approximately 90 tons of waste intended for dumping at illegal sites in the Palestinian Authority territories. Four trucks were seized at various crossings throughout the West Bank.

An international network operating through a company in Vienna smuggled dual-use equipment worth at least 3.3 million euros to Russia. The company's manager, a 28-year-old Belarusian citizen, was arrested, and authorities confiscated about 40 data storage devices and servers.

Fighters from the Jordan Lions Battalion and trackers from the Jordan Valley and Valleys Brigade located over 50 kg of hashish worth millions of shekels near Kfar Ruppin. Police have seized the shipment and are investigating.

Syrian authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs into Jordan across the southern border on Wednesday using balloons. The operation took place in the eastern countryside of As-Suwayda province.

The Northern District Attorney's Office filed an indictment against three residents of Kfar Misr, aged 26, 41, and 30, on suspicion of operating as a smuggling cell and transferring approximately 50 kg of hashish across the border into Jordan. The indictment was filed following a joint investigation by the Northern District Central Unit and the Shin Bet, and charges them with violating state...

Residents in the Gaza Strip showed off ATVs in Deir al-Balah while performing stunts, Walla learned today from military sources. "Soldiers are sitting in police vehicles with air conditioning instead of checking every vehicle entering and exiting," a security source stated against the backdrop of criticism regarding the conduct of the Military Police in the Gaza Division.

An illegal gas station was demolished in Segev Shalom after enforcement authorities seized approximately 6,500 liters of diesel fuel. During the operation against illicit businesses, three suspects were arrested, including two illegal residents from the West Bank, and three others were detained for questioning.

Yitzhak Zoziashvili, serving a life sentence for the 2004 murder of Tel Aviv District Court judge Adi Azar, is suspected of attempting to smuggle dozens of prescription pills into Eshel Prison. During a routine inspection, IPS staff discovered the drugs hidden inside a coffee container.

Prison security cameras captured an attorney passing drugs to an inmate during a visit. The suspect has been arrested and will face a court hearing to extend her detention.

Behind the operational activity on the southern borders lies a daily, around-the-clock war against smuggling. Data obtained by Channel 14 News shows that since January 2026, IDF soldiers have thwarted significant smuggling attempts.

While Israel strongly opposes the move, Cairo continues to exert pressure to open the crossing for goods without Israeli inspection. A security source told Walla that the issue of smuggling is one of the main lessons of October 7 and emphasized that the IDF will not compromise: "There will be no transfer of goods except through the Kerem Shalom crossing."

Khat smuggling by Israelis is becoming a major issue in Europe. Greek authorities have implemented strict measures, holding suspects in detention for months while awaiting laboratory analysis.

Border Police fighters at the Ofer checkpoint thwarted an attempt to smuggle two illegal residents hidden in the trunk of a family car, using the driver's wife and children as a cover.