Police say Bakri crime family ‘took over Nazareth’s finances’ as officials, gang members arrested

Current and former officials from the Nazareth municipality and members of the Bakri crime family were arrested in overnight raids as part of an undercover investigation, police say.

Police say the officials are suspected of involvement in the transfer of large sums of money to members of criminal gang, to the detriment of the city and its residents.

According to police, evidence indicated that the criminal organization “took over the financial management of the municipality.”

Hebrew-language media reported that those arrested included a former mayor of the city.

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