Two suspects, one civilian and one active-duty IDF soldier, were arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing weapons from the IDF in order to sell them to "criminal elements," Israel Police announced.
Police first arrested the civilian, a resident of Ir Ganim, before searching his home and finding an IDF Tavor rifle and materials suspected to be drugs.
The soldier was then arrested at his home in Noga, where police found seven IDF smoke grenades, an IDF vest, bullets, cartidges, as well as several types of drugs.
The two suspects were taken in for further investigation following their arrest, and the soldier was transferred to the IDF Military Police for questioning.
IDF officers charged with embezzling millions, laundering funds via crypto
Seven IDF officers have been indicted on counts of bribery, theft by a public servant, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and tax offenses, among other crimes, the State Attorney's Office announced on Monday.
The State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment with the Central District Court in Lod against seven individuals, charging them with bribery, theft by a public employee, money laundering, obstruction of justice, tax offenses, and other crimes.
The indictment also stated that the defendants committed these offenses while serving as officers in classified units in the IDF and Israel Police. Over several months in the past year, the defendants allegedly used their authority to steal tens of millions of shekels and property.