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Monday, December 23, 2024
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Monday, December 23, 2024
Israel Police, Shin Bet foil attempt to smuggle weapons over Egypt border using drone; 2 arrested
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A photo cleared for publication on December 23, 2024, shows a drone used in an attempt to smuggle weapons over the border with Egypt. (Israel Police)
Two suspects were arrested in November on suspicion of smuggling weapons across the border from Egypt via the Sinai Desert, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency announce in a statement.
The security forces name the suspects as Zaher Abu Rakeik, from the Bedouin town of Bir Hadaj in the Negev, and Imad Huashla, from nearby Qasr a-Sir, outside Dimona.
A joint Israel Police-Shin Bet operation found that Zaher and Emad were involved in smuggling eight pistols and cartridges across the border from Sinai on October 19 using a drone, according to the statement, among other incidents.
The two suspects were charged today, the statement adds.
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