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Sunday, February 24, 2019
Police arrest 13 illegal migrants working at Tel Aviv strip clubs
Police say 11 illegal immigrants working at Tel Aviv strip clubs were arrested last week in a joint sting with immigration authorities.
In a statement released this afternoon, police say the 11 strippers and two kitchen workers — all foreign nationals from Eastern Europe and the Philippines who were employed without a valid permit — will be deported from Israel.
Police said arrest raid targeted five well-known strip clubs in Tel Aviv as part of a wider crackdown by authorities against illegal activities at adult entertainment venues in Israel.