Smuggling
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.
Syria intercepts massive Hezbollah arms shipment hidden inside oil tanker from Iraq
Israel's border with Jordan vulnerable to terror infiltration, weapons smuggling, locals fear
Israel must treat Hamas's drone smuggling as a national security threat - opinion
Weapons smuggling via drones poses a threatening new reality for Israel - analysis
The drone smuggling threat is growing, as the last attempts occured on the Egyptian and now apparently also the Jordanian border.
Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report
Video tutorials on social media show migrants using risky methods to enter the UK, sparking safety concerns and highlighting the dangers of truck smuggling.
Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say
After spotting the police, the driver, a man in his mid-20s, attempted to flee, driving recklessly through open terrain.
IDF intercepts drones smuggling weapons through western border
The drones were first identified by IDF field observers and the Aerial Defense Array before IDF troops arrived in the area and seized them.
Israel’s 'Wild West' of weapons is a growing national security threat - opinion
The vast smuggling effort and widespread availability of weapons is no longer a marginal criminal phenomenon but an ongoing strategic threat that urgently demands a national response.
New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028
In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling.
After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon
Earlier, the IDF confirmed that it had conducted a strike, killing two Hezbollah terrorists in al-Jumayjimah, southern Lebanon, on Sunday.
Israeli civilian shoots at smugglers in southern Israel, leaves one dead
The incident is under review, and the civilian's conduct is also being reviewed by a joint inquiry team from the Military Police and the Israel Police.
Jordanian army strikes near Sweida after intercepting arms, drugs smugglers near border
The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after coordination with "regional partners."
Iran’s shadow aviation network keeps weapons flowing under sanctions
From disappearing flights to byzantine corporate structures, a groundbreaking report shows how China and Russia, along with many other countries, help Iran evade sanctions.
