Israel Police seized cocaine, crystal meth, ecstasy, ketamine, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and tens of thousands of shekels divided into portions on Thursday morning. Two suspects, aged 52 and 28, were arrested in the seizure.
Bat Yam Police officers and Tel Aviv District’s Light Rail Unit detectives searched two addresses in the city.
Police uncovered the following illicit substances in the raid: 600 grams of Ketamine, 111.1 grams of a solvent-type drug, 384.5 grams of cocaine, 97.5 grams of MDMA, 132 grams of crystal meth, 374 grams of “Doctor”, 13.8 grams of LSD blotters, 176 ecstasy pills, 196 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms, and NIS 13,100 in cash.
In a separate incident on Thursday, police investigated a shooting in Ramle that killed one person and seriously injured another.
Officers believe the incident stemmed from an ongoing violent feud, a police statement said.
Police seize 26 handguns on eastern border
In another incident, IDF Soldiers and Israel Border Police officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle 26 handguns across the border with the West Bank overnight on Wednesday.
During searches, officers found a bag containing 26 handguns and munitions.
They were transferred to the Judea and Samaria District Police for processing.
In a separate incident, Northern District Police went undercover to recover a weapon from criminals operating in Kafr Kanna.
Officers arrested three suspects, aged 17, 20, and 21, and searched the area. In the search, the officers found a half kilogram of hashish, 140 kilograms of crystal meth, a large amount of ammunition, and a handgun.
The suspects had their detention extended by the Nazareth Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, and the investigation is still ongoing.