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Nurse from northern Israel shocked to discover her rented apartment became a drug lab

Police cleared her of involvement, but the apartment was left uninhabitable with about 135,000 shekels in damage — and the electric company is demanding nearly 167,000 shekels for alleged power theft

Dina Halutz | 02.11.26

Man arrested for selling sugar as cocaine to undercover cop

Suspect jailed for nearly two weeks after allegedly charging hundreds of shekels for sugar disguised as cocaine; police claim fraud still constitutes criminal offense, even if no drugs involved

Ilana Curiel | 02.06.26

Four Israelis arrested with cocaine, MDMA and ‘Labubu’ drug on Thailand island

The Israelis in their 20s were arrested during a police raid on a villa on Koh Phangan after complaints of a loud party and suspicious behavior; officers who arrived at the scene found cocaine, MDMA and a new synthetic drug known online as ‘Labubu’

Itamar Eichner | 01.24.26

Teva, Royalty Pharma announce $500M deal to advance autoimmune drug

New partnership aimed at advancing Israeli pharma giant's anti-IL-15 drug for autoimmune diseases; CEO Richard Francis to detail growth strategy and pipeline progress at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 13

ynet Global | 01.12.26

אופיר שטוי, נאנסה לאחר שסיממו אותה עם סם אונס

Drugged, raped, forgotten: How Israel fails victims of date-rape drugs

Date-rape drugs have become a widespread threat in Israel, yet despite numerous complaints there have been zero convictions; the reason: for more than a decade Israel has lacked an official lab capable of detecting the drugs in hair samples

Shalev Kachlon | 01.09.26

Court erases pensioner’s debt after drug‑addicted son secretly took loans in her name

Jerusalem judge cleared debts after late son used her name to take loans and buy drugs, leaving her financially ruined; judge cited her age, health, lack of assets and the injustice of forcing her to remain in insolvency

Lital Dubrovitsky | 12.18.25

Watch: Undercover police agent cracks cross-country crime rings; dozens arrested

A yearlong operation by the Judea and Samaria District’s central unit used an undercover civilian agent to complete 57 illicit deals, exposing nationwide weapons and drug networks and prompting dozens of raids and arrests, with more expected

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.08.25

Lebanon captures notorious drug kingpin tied to Hezbollah and Assad regime

Nouh Zaiter, long wanted for leading a cross-border Captagon smuggling empire, arrested in a military operation in the Beqaa Valley; his capture comes amid growing regional pressure on Lebanon to dismantle drug networks linked to Hezbollah

Lior Ben Ari | 11.20.25

Israel Police bust one of largest drug labs in recent years, arrest 9

Raid leads to arrest of 9 suspects in the Ashdod area for operating one of the largest drug labs exposed in recent years, and seizure of dozens of kilograms of the drug "Doctor" and millions of dollars in cash; The suspects manufactured and distributed synthetic drugs in the party market: 'The seizure will directly affect the drug market'

Meir Turgeman | 11.16.25

In gum boxes and Oreo packages: Police seize millions in drugs in central Israel apartment | Watch

Police uncover 70 kg of cannabis, hashish and hallucinogens disguised as everyday items in raid on apartment; one suspect arrested

Meir Turgeman | 11.06.25

מעבדת סמים נחשפה בגן ילדים נטוש בבאר יעקב

From playtime to pot: Police uncover massive drug lab in a kindergarten

Police raided an abandoned kindergarten in Be'er Ya'akov, seizing roughly 1,000 cannabis plants and cultivation equipment; two suspects were arrested in connection with the lab

Meir Turgeman | 09.09.25

Israeli kindergarten teacher arrested in cocaine bust

Police say teacher and another suspect caught with nearly half a kilogram of substance believed to be cocaine and large sums of cash during sting operation

Liran Tamari | 09.02.25

'From a wealthy man with a helicopter and a yacht, I was left with nothing': Inside the luxury rehab for Israel’s ultra-rich

At Villa Balance, Israel’s luxury rehab villa, lawyers, CEOs and doctors pay hefty sums a month to fight addiction; one patient, once a wealthy real estate developer, says alcohol and cocaine cost him everything

Ariela Ayalon | 08.23.25

The other battlefield: Surge in opioid use among wounded Gaza soldiers

They were injured on the battlefield and received painkillers for their injuries; however, during the rehabilitation process, some soldiers discovered that withdrawing from the medications was a battle of its own; experts working to prevent a wave of addicted wounded soldiers warn that without proper support, they could spiral into street drugs

Daniel Dolev, Shomrim | 08.17.25

Israel mulls pilot for supervised drug injection facility in Tel Aviv

Health Ministry considering drug consumption rooms in Tel Aviv to cut overdose deaths and disease spread; over 140 such facilities operating worldwide, according to Knesset report

Or Hadar | 08.14.25

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