Drug Trafficking
Israeli security forces bust alleged border smuggling ring, seize drone and arrest two
The two arrested individuals and the seized materials were transferred to the Segev Shalom station in the Southern District for further investigation by the Israel Police.
IDF reservist indicted over stolen IDF rifle, drug ring that supplied soldiers
Israeli stabbed at Hungary's Ozora music festival, two suspects arrested
Police respond to Ashdod gunfire, seize cocaine and illegal weapons in overnight raids
Over 200 kilograms of drugs seized during police raid on Hod Hasharon plant nursery
A significant portion of the drugs had been hidden inside various food products, including chocolate bars, cookies, and candy, all packaged and prepared for immediate distribution.
'Killing security officers is a red line': Why Jordan brought back the death penalty
The execution of six men convicted of killing security officers in June signals Amman’s tough new approach to terrorism, drug trafficking, and threats to the kingdom’s stability
European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report
This comes as Europe is getting hit by what one DEA officer called “a tsunami of cocaine,” and follows an operation in which a French Navy sniper shot the engine of a high-speed smuggling vessel.
Israeli questioned in Italian airport after 216 kg of khat found in seven suitcases in his luggage
In Yemen and Israel, khat is not defined as a dangerous drug, but the situation is different in Italy and in most countries around the world.
Codename 'Nomad': First Bedouin undercover agent cracks major Israeli organized crime network
During his time undercover, the Nomad was party to dozens of arms deals and drug deals, purchasing four illegal M-16 rifles, dozens of handguns, and about 500 grams of cocaine.
US sentences alleged cousin of Bashar Assad to prison for role in narco-terrorism conspiracy
Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his connections in Syria to traffic both cocaine and weapons. He laundered his earnings through associates in Colombia.
Haifa drug lab busted as police crack down on networks flooding the market with illegal substances
During the operation, officers located an apartment suspected of being used for drug cultivation. A search of the premises led to the seizure of cannabis with a total weight of about seven kilograms.
US military strikes vessel in Caribbean, killing two alleged narco-terrorists
The US Southern Command said that no US military forces were harmed. It described those killed as "male narco-terrorists," without offering details.
US strike on suspected drug-trafficking vessel in Pacific kills two
The strike is the latest in a series of operations targeting suspected drug-trafficking networks conducted under the Trump administration.
Police arrest two in raid on Rehovot cannabis nursery, seize hundreds of plants
The police stated that the operation had come after weeks of investigations, and that the two suspects were thought to have been involved both in growing the drugs and in dealing them.
