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| Israel: 33 kg of heroin
seized across Lebanon border In a joint IDF-Israel Police operation, nearly 33 kilograms of heroin allegedly smuggled in across the Lebanese border were seized near Moshav Biranit on Tuesday. Local authorities announced that the value of the drugs was estimated at more than NIS 17 million. The suspects - both Israeli residents in their 20s - were arrested and found to be in possession of the heroin. They are currently being interrogated. On Wednesday, police are expected to request a remand extension from the Acre Magistrate's Court. The police emphasized that the arrests were part of a larger operation intended to counter drug smuggling from the northern border. Meanwhile, Galilee Police announced Monday that a two-month-long undercover police investigation into cross-border drug smuggling from Lebanon into Israel led to the arrest last month of an IDF non-commissioned officer, along with two of the smuggling ring's leaders. The career serviceman, 35, is in the custody of the Military Police's elite Special Investigations Unit, which is working with the Israel Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). He is suspected of providing sensitive security information on IDF troop movements on the border with Lebanon to elements tied to Hezbollah, Galilee Police spokesman Eran Shaked told The Jerusalem Post. "What we know is that he contacted people in Lebanon, some of who are associated with Hezbollah, to provide them with details of army movements as part of an effort to secure cross-border smuggling activities," Shaked said. |
