Four Arab Israelis are charged with smuggling firearms into the West Bank from Jordan.
Two of the suspects were caught redhanded while trying to smuggle 10 Glock pistols and compatible magazines from Jordan via a drone, the police, army and Shin Bet say in a joint statement.
After interrogating the pair, investigators found they were operating as part of a network allegedly responsible for smuggling “some 44 handguns into Israeli territory and about 120 kilograms [265 lbs] of hashish into Jordan.”
The four defendants also allegedly sold M16 assault rifles to an arms dealer in the West Bank, and from there the firearms were spread throughout the territory.
The suspects, all residents of the Negev, are indicted today by the State Attorney’s Office in the Beersheba District Court following a months-long investigation.
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