Attempt to smuggle 18.8 kg of heroin from Israel to Egypt thwarted
An attempt to smuggle 18.8 kg of heroin from Israel to Egypt was thwarted Friday afternoon in the Taba crossing connecting the two countries. The drugs are valued at over NIS 1 million.
Security officials working at the Israeli side of the crossing, in Eilat, together with officials from the Israel Airports Authority and Eilat's anti-drug unit found the drugs hidden in a car during a search.
The drivers, from one Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages, were arrested and taken in for further questioning.
