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Officer goes undercover as Hasid, busts drug dealers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA police agent went undercover for a year as an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jew, and led to officers arresting dozens today on suspicion of drug trafficking.
The agent operated in southern Tel Aviv for 12 months disguised as a Bratslav follower who sold clothes near the central bus station and won the trust of local drug dealers, some of whom are members of known crime gangs, police say.
He is said to have on dozens of occasions purchased several kilograms of various drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, hashish and marijuana.
The agent also bought “dangerous substances” originally prescribed for medical purposes, which had ended up in the local drug market.
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