Israeli police stopped a couple from the north and another suspect from central Israel for questioning on suspicion of bringing deaf Romanian citizens with speech disabilities into the country, confiscating their passports, and forcing them to beg under threats. According to police, families in Romania were required to pay the suspects to retrieve passports and allow victims to return home.
The investigation, reported by N12, involves a couple from northern Israel and a third suspect from the central region. Police allege they exploited vulnerable deaf and speech-impaired Romanian nationals, seizing their documents and coercing them into begging. The suspects reportedly demanded payment from families in Romania for the return of passports. No further details on the suspects' identities or the duration of the alleged operation have been released.
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