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Inside the global seahorse smuggling industry

Nearly 5 million smuggled seahorses, worth an estimated $21 million, were seized worldwide over the last decade. However, this is only part of the picture, as the scale of the trade is much larger than current figures suggest

Yogev Israeli | 05.30.25

מרדף אחר סוחר אמל"ח החשוד בייבוא של כ- 81 כלי נשק מירדן

Watch: Suspected arms dealer nabbed after high-speed police chase

Salem al-Tuhi, wanted in a major arms smuggling case tied to 80 weapons from Jordan—some used in deadly attacks—fled police in the Negev and allegedly tried to run over an officer

Ilana Curiel | 05.21.25

Lion cubs find home in Israel after being smuggled across the border

Three females, two males, were smuggled provably via drone over the borders of Jordan and Egypt as part of the largest smuggling of wild animals in the countries history

Ilana Curiel | 05.18.25

Antique thieves caught with hundreds of ancient artifacts in suspected trafficking bust

Illegally held artifacts date from Iron Age (9th century BCE) to early Islamic period (7th century CE); suspect questioned by police overnight, according to Antiquities Authority

Ynetnews | 04.21.25

נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ פגישה עם מלך ירדן עבדאללה

Jordan uncovers missile smuggling plot by operatives linked to Hamas

Jordanian authorities announce arrests of Hamas-affiliated suspects accused of manufacturing missiles and drones and recruiting operatives; Israeli security officials previously warned of increased Iranian weapons smuggling and attempts to destabilize Jordan, which has intensified since the Gaza conflict

Lior Ben Ari, Reuters | 04.15.25

Israeli zoo exhibits rescued lion cubs: 'No chance of surviving in the wild'

Conservationists and animal welfare advocates questioning decision, warning that exhibition may compromise any future effort to return the lions to the wild

Ilana Curiel | 04.14.25

Report: Iran shifting to sea routes to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah

Western official says Tehran has developed a faster sea-based transfer method operated by its Quds Force that bypasses Syria following fall of Assad regime

Lior Ben Ari | 04.08.25

Two more smuggled monkeys located in Israel, bringing total to 16

Two more monkeys found in Tel Aviv and the Negev will join other recovered monkeys, no suspects have been arrested yet; Rescued green monkeys are recovering at an Israeli sanctuary, receiving care and social bonding

Ilana Curiel | 03.20.25

Syria thwarts large-scale drug smuggling attempt to Jordan

Following the interception of a major drug smuggling attempt, Syrian officials accused remnants of the ousted Assad government of running organized crime rings

Rizik Alabi/The Media Line | 03.14.25

IDF eliminates senior Hezbollah arms smuggler in airstrike

Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen was responsible for purchasing, smuggling and distributing weapons to Hezbollah units, military says

Yoav Zitun | 02.28.25

IDF strikes Rafah as 2 suspects retrieve drone returning from Israel

IDF reports two suspects in southern Gaza struck after they came to collect a drone "that was being monitored" by Israel; Security sources said one person was killed and another was injured, as reports from Gaza describe "bombing buildings" in the Tel a-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah; Several attempts to smuggle weapons into Gaza using drones have been identified, IDF says

Einav Halabi, Elisha Ben Kimon | 02.12.25

Syria intercepts weapons being smuggled for Hezbollah across Lebanon border

Syria intercepts weapons shipment destined for Hezbollah

New Damascus rulers fins a variety of weapons and missiles near the Lebanese border, signaling a resurgence in the group’s smuggling operations despite prior setbacks

Rizik Alabi/The Media Line | 01.28.25

תיעוד האמל"ח האיראני שנתפס על-ידי שב"כ וצה"ל

IDF seizes strategic Iranian weapons bound for West Bank terrorists

IDF and Shin Bet thwart smuggling of advanced and plentiful mines, explosives, rifles and small arms sent by Tehran from Syria to bolster terror in West Bank

Yoav Zitun | 11.27.24

20,000 הכדורים שנתפסו על ידי משטרת ישראל

Israel Police foils two major arms smuggling attempts from north to West Bank

Young woman from Kafr Qassem arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 6,000 M-16 bullets, for which she was reportedly promised several thousand shekels; Arrest follows a similar case in which two men were caught trying to smuggle 20,000 bullets

Israel Moskovitz | 11.26.24

Inside Hezbollah's financial network: Iran, banks and smuggling operations unveiled

While Tehran continues to supply its main proxy with funds, the terror group has turned to criminal and civilian bodies to continue to finance its fight against Israel

Lior Ben Ari | 10.21.24

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