Ex-Border Guard officer charged with intent to sell ammunition to Hamas

Nahad Ibrahim, two civilians arrested while trying to sell assault rifle bullets and 50,000 counterfeit dollar bills to undercover cop
Efrat Weiss

A former Border Guard officer was charged on Sunday of selling assault rifle ammunition he stole from his base to an undercover police officer.

According to the indictment filed by Israel Police's Internal Investigations Unit with the Jerusalem District Court, Nahad Ibrahim was told that the ammunition he sold would end up in Hamas' hands. He was also charged with dealing in counterfeit dollar bills. Police asked that the court grant their request to remand Ibrahim in custody, pending the conclusion of the legal proceedings.

The indictment further stated that in July 2007 a Jerusalem resident asked Ibrahim to obtain an entry permit to Israel for a Ramallah resident she was engaged to. The Border Guard officer demanded $2,000 for the permit - $1000 up front – despite knowing that he could not make good on his promise.

Three months ago police obtained intelligence information indicating that a Border Guard career officer and two civilians were dealing hundreds of rifle bullets and counterfeiter foreign currency. Additional evidence against the suspects was gathered during an undercover investigation.

Last month Ibrahim and the two civilians were arrested while trying to sell 50,000 counterfeit dollar bills to an undercover police officer. The officer is also suspected of attempting to sell hundreds of assault rifle bullets he thought would end up in Hamas' hands.