Security forces clamped down on a major drug smuggling operation on Israel's border with Lebanon on Saturday afternoon, the fourth such raid since March. 50kg of heroin and 11kg of hashish were seized in the raid, along with $700,000 in cash.
The joint IDF and police operation near the northern town of Biranit also ended in the arrest of three Israelis.
(Photo courtesy Galilee Police)
One of those arrested, a man in his 30s from Beersheva, was arrested near the border with three bags stuffed with the drugs and cash. Several hundred feet from there police spotted the two other men, who
were waiting for their accomplice. The three are currently undergoing questioning at the police's Galilee headquarters.
Police Superintendent Ami Mualem, commander of the police's Lebanon border unit said the initial intelligence regarding the smuggling attempt was obtained as part of the force's routine operations.
"We waited for the transfer to be completed to the Israeli side, and immediate arrested the first suspect. Later on we arrested his two friends," said Mualem.
"We've stepped up our efforts to combat the smuggling of drugs, money and weapons into Israel from Lebanon in recent months," he added.
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