Smuggling
WATCH: NIS 20m. of cigarettes confiscated in West Bank smuggling attempt
The investigation into the smuggling began after customs officials were alerted to two containers at the port whose customs declarations appeared to be false, claiming they contained household goods.
Hamas seeks to exploit Hajj pilgrimage to smuggle funds into Gaza - report
Palestinian man sentenced to 30 months for trying to sell lion cub
Israeli arrested in Netherlands on suspicion of drug trafficking, being in int'l smuggling ring
Drones increasingly being used to smuggle items from Sinai to Gaza - report
The context surrounding the smuggling into Gaza, however, may not be a surprise.
Two Israelis arrested by police after returning from Syria with Kalashnikov rifles
This comes after Israeli Druze civilians crossed from Israel into Syria in solidarity with their brethren amid violent clashes with Damascus security forces, particularly in Sweida.
IDF 'Alpine' Unit raids Syrian Assad-era command posts to prevent weapons smuggling
Reservists of the IDF's 810th Brigade have uncovered command posts, over three tons of ammunition leftover from Assad's regime on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.
Pakistan confiscates 18 illegal lions after one escapes, attacks woman and children
Pakistani authorities confiscated the lions that were kept as pets illegally after one of them escaped and attacked a woman and two children in the country's Punjab province.
Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger
The turtle was eventually captured by the flight crew and placed in a safe crate until the plane landed in Israel.
Israel Police detain Palestinian for attempting to smuggle vehicle parts into Jordan
A further investigation raised suspicions that the suspect had received stolen electric vehicles and attempted to obscure the vehicle identification numbers.
Suspect arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport for smuggling gold worth NIS 1.5 million
Sherif Ravi, a resident of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem, had returned to Israel from Dubai through Ben-Gurion Airport and tried to bring the gold into the country without declaring it.
Syria, Turkey seize nine million captagon pills in joint operation
Roughly 5 million of the pills had already been smuggled into Turkey, while the rest were intended for further distribution.
WATCH: Monkeys found in chains and bathrooms: Israel steps up wildlife rescue efforts
“The captivity of sensitive animals like monkeys causes tremendous harm,” the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Police said in a joint statement.
Authorities find an additional three monkeys across Israel
One of the monkeys was captured in Lod, one in Rishon Lezion, and one in Nof HaGalil, the Nature and Parks Authority stated.
