Smuggling
One of the largest cigarette smuggling operations of all time thwarted
Customs inspectors and investigators exposed one of the largest tobacco smuggling operations in the country's history, which arrived from Egypt under the guise of wheat flour shipments.
Inside Syria's campaign against Hezbollah: How Damascus is countering Iran’s proxy - analysis
Dozens of women, IVF doctors arrested in Turkey over alleged international egg trafficking network
Why would Hezbollah admit its explosives were smuggled into Lebanon? - analysis
Katz moves to ban fiber-optic, SIM-operated drones from Israeli airspace amid growing threats
Among the varied threats mentioned were drone attacks, attempts to harm senior officials, usage of the drones by organized crime families, smuggling, and illicitly gathering intelligence.
IDF establishing new corps for countering low-altitude drones amid growing UAV threat
For more than a decade, the IDF has been trying to address the threat posed by drones operating in the airspace close to the ground, using a variety of methods.
Doctor caught yellow-handed at Ben-Gurion attempting to smuggle 300 banana saplings from Thailand
Customs inspectors at Ben-Gurion Airport discovered about 300 banana saplings and staghorn ferns in five suitcases belonging to a passenger returning from Thailand.
Georgia arrests man for selling radioactive uranium-238 to foreign national for $700,000
Footage showed agents testing two small containers in the trunk of the vehicle with a handheld radiation detector. One of them appeared to contain a light-colored powder.
Syria, Hezbollah hold secret security talks in Turkey, reportedly to ease border tensions
One of the Syrian officials said both sides agreed they held no hostility towards one another, and that Syria assured Hezbollah that it would not intervene militarily in Lebanon to disarm the group.
Gov't warns against bringing Four Species into Israel without authorization ahead of Sukkot
The warning was issued with special consideration for the situation at Ben-Gurion Airport, which has become a bustling hub, with chaos on the rise.
US military uses laser to shoot down 3 Mexican cartel drones near border, officials say
The military said the drones posed "a physical threat" to US military and US Customs and Border Protection personnel.
Syrian national arrested on border trying to smuggle rocket shells into Lebanon
The approximately 330-kilometer border with Syria has been used by Hezbollah, as well as other terrorist groups and criminal gangs, to smuggle supplies and people in and out of Lebanon.
Two arrested in thwarted weapons smuggling attempt near Israel-Jordan border
The incident follows an infiltration alert in the Jordan Valley region on Monday night. In response to the suspected infiltration, the IDF set up blockades in the area to locate any suspects.
Terrorist who killed Israeli minister reportedly fathers twins using sperm smuggled from prison
The conception reportedly took multiple attempts over a two-year period, the nephew of Asmar told Palestinian media.
