Police announce the arrests of 36 members of the Abu Latif crime clan on suspicion of using violence and intimidation to dominate state-issued tenders worth hundreds of millions of shekels.
The arrests were made this morning in a large raid in several locations in northern Israel on the homes of the crime ring’s head and other members, and were carried out by over 1,000 security personnel.
The operation came after a years-long police investigation into the crime ring’s efforts to violently threaten potential competitors for state tenders for various contract jobs. Members of the organization would often carry out shooting and bombing attacks to this end, police say.
The Abu Latif ring got its start by running a protection racket, and stepped up its criminal activity in recent years with its involvement in public tenders.
This morning’s operation was commanded by Israel Police chief Daniel Levy, Northern District commander Meir Eliyahu, and head of law enforcement’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit Meni Binyamin. Police seized large amounts of cash, property and luxury cars.
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