Smuggling

Azerbaijani ship officers arrested in NIS 7 million cigarette smuggling bust

The goods seized in the operation totaled NIS 7 million. The investigation is still ongoing.

Smuggled cigarettes recovered by Israel Police, June 1, 2026.
Humanitarian aid enters Gaza through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2026.

Six Israeli citizens arrested for weapons, drugs smuggling on Egyptian, Jordanian borders

An illustration of cargo containers containing the flags of China and Iran.

Iran purchased military satellite equipment from China through UAE company - report

An illustrative image of cigarettes over NIS 100 bills.

WATCH: NIS 20m. of cigarettes confiscated in West Bank smuggling attempt


Three southern residents charged with drone-smuggling hashish to Jordan, bringing guns into Israel

According to one indictment, Ali and Wahel allegedly used off-road vehicles and drones to carry out six hashish-smuggling runs in December 2025, each involving roughly eight to nine kilos of hashish.

IDF, Israel Police seize 12 pistols after intercepting a drone attempting to smuggle the guns over the Jordan border, February 8, 2026.

Iranian citizen extradited to US under Iran-China smuggling indictment

Reza Dindar, a 44-year-old Iranian, faces a nine-count indictment in Seattle for attempting to evade US trade sanctions on Iran by using third countries like China for illegal exports.

Authorities extradite Iranian citizen Reza Dindar, published April 20, 2026.

WATCH: US intercepts 'stateless sanctioned' vessel in Indo-Pacific area, enforcing Iran sanctions

The Pentagon confirmed a US military boarding of the stateless M/T Tifani, a vessel tied to Iranian smuggling activity, as part of global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks.

US INDOPACOM forces board the Iran-linked M/F Tifani, published April 21, 2026.

IDF officer charged with aiding the enemy in Kerem Shalom smuggling case

An IDF lieutenant has been charged with smuggling goods into Gaza, using his military role to facilitate the operation in exchange for a bribe.

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid waits to cross from the Egyptian side of Rafah en rounte to the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2025.

State indicts Kafr Kassem man over alleged role in Gaza smuggling scheme

According to the prosecution, Badir was a central figure in transactions that allegedly moved prohibited goods into Gaza between August and December 2025 for major financial gain.

 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.

Knife attack foiled: IDF kills terrorist in Hebron hills while seizing millions in border drugs

The IDF said soldiers have been dispatched and are conducting additional scans in the area, with no casualties reported following the incident.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, April 12, 2026.

Syrian authorities intercept large shipment of 6,000 explosive detonators heading to Lebanon

The detonators could have been used in IEDs and were likely destined for Hezbollah.

 A Syrian girl, who was living in Lebanon and returned to Syria due to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah terrorists, looks out through a window of a vehicle, at the Syrian-Lebanese border, in Jdaydet Yabous, Syria, October 7, 2024; illustrative.

Syrian authorities discover Hezbollah arms smuggling tunnel, warehouses near Lebanon border

Syrian authorities discover a Hezbollah tunnel linking Syria and Lebanon used for smuggling weapons, along with a large shipment of IED components destined for Lebanon.

 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in front of the Syrian and Hezbollah flags (illustrative).

Rahat resident indicted for smuggling goods into Gaza Strip, aiding enemy during wartime

The indictment, which was filed by attorneys at the Southern District Attorney's Office, indicated that 34-year-old Nasser Mustafa smuggled products in coordination with an IDF reserve officer.

HUNDREDS OF packets of cigarettes being smuggled.

Two IDF officers, civilian face indictment in alleged Gaza aid-truck smuggling scheme

Two IDF officers and a civilian face indictments for smuggling contraband into Gaza using humanitarian aid trucks, part of a growing wartime smuggling investigation.

 Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February 1, 2024.