Israel customs officials report apprehending 600 smartphones being smuggled into the country, most originating from Central Asia. They were heading to residents of Tel Aviv and the southern areas under the guise of gifts. The phones apprehended include iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy 3 and 4 models.

The detection of the smartphones is the result of a major operation concentrating on postal packages arriving from abroad. The packages detected were accompanied by fraudulent customs declarations which seek to hide the true value of a package’s contents.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)