Israeli organized crime
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.
Fatal shooting near Acre follows reported threats around major crime case
High school student's killer accepts plea deal, sentenced to 25 years in prison
Two men indicted in Tel Aviv for illegal firearms, carjacking tools possession
Israeli crime boss Yossi Mosley arrested in Ben-Gurion Airport
Mosley is suspected of the murder of Avihai Vaknin, who was killed in February 2017, and of the attempted murders of the criminals Itzik Cohen and Yankal'e Amsalem.
Alleged crime boss Shali Azoulay released from Polish prison on bail
Azoulay, 40, was arrested in October 2020 in Amsterdam, as he was wanted in Poland on suspicion of drug dealing. He faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted.
21 suspects arrested for money laundering in country-wide police raid
A covert investigation that had been ongoing for months ended on Monday morning after a number of police and Tax Authority investigative units raided dozens of businesses.
Mafia boss Shumi Isakov, son, killed in shooting in Israel's North
Isakov had survived a previous attempt on his life in 2004, when unidentified assailants opened fire on him, his younger brother and another individual.
'Arab cities are run by gangs, and the police don't care'
Sada suspects that some police officers may work in cahoots with crime lords. "Whenever we call the police, they come only after the criminals have had enough time to clean their tracks."
Police not doing enough to combat surge in violent crime - Israeli Arabs
The Israel Police are not doing enough to combat violent crime in the Arab sector, Arab Israelis said on Sunday after four more people were killed in the past 48 hours.
Police take down leading gang with help of undercover agent
Israel Police took down a gang with the help of a prominent member they had recruited.
30-year-old known criminal shot in Tel Aviv in suspected assassination
Izzat Hamed was the head of a criminal organization in Jaffa and was reportedly known to the police as someone involved in extortion and bribery-related crimes.
Netanyahu meets with Arab-Israeli authorities to discuss lowering crime
"I want special forces, task forces," Netanyahu suggested, after indicating that the crime wave would likely spread to Jewish localities soon.
Israeli mobsters to be extradited from Morocco to Israel
The prosecution is expected to demand that Avitan receive three life sentences.