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In the course of several months, an undercover agent was employed in the central unit as part of the struggle against the crime in the Palestinian sector, particularly dealing with illegal weapons.

“Trafficking in weapons is a threat to the normative fabric of life of normative citizens and therefore is the object of uncompromising police activity” Shai (Shomron-Yehuda) police district officials report.

In the course of the ongoing struggle of the Israel Police with the “criminal fallout” of the Palestinian Authority, with emphasis on trade in weapons that flow from PA areas of Yehuda and Shomron to around Israel, frequently to carry out terrorist and criminal activities.

In the course of several months, an undercover agent was carried out transactions for the purchase of weapons from Palestinians in the territories and their entry into the State of Israel. As part of his activities, he purchased five weapons, four Carlo rifles and a pistol, paying the sum of tens of thousands of shekels.

The investigation revealed that the weapons purchased were intended for criminal elements and for terrorist activity.

The operation of the agent led to the collection of evidence and findings against Palestinian and Israeli criminals who operated as a link in the arms trade and became visible with the arrest of four suspects, two Palestinian residents of Anata and two Israeli residents of Shuafat.

The detention of two of the suspects was extended from time to time by the Ofer military court, and indictments were filed against them for trafficking and carrying illegal weapons.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)