Police and the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division (MPCID) arrested an active reservist in Netivot on suspicion of trading and possessing illegal weapons. A joint search of his home yielded a Kalashnikov assault rifle, a sniper rifle, and ammunition, according to a joint police-IDF statement.
Police and the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division (MPCID, מצ״ח) arrested an active reserve soldier at his home in Netivot this week on suspicion of illegally trading and possessing weapons, according to a joint statement released Friday morning by the Israel Police spokesperson and the IDF spokesperson. A task force established by the Lachish District Central Unit (ימ״ר לכיש) and the MPCID searched the suspect's home and seized a Kalashnikov assault rifle, a sniper rifle, and ammunition. The suspect was arrested and transferred to MPCID custody for further investigation.
The arrest is part of a broader police-IDF effort to curb unauthorized weapons on the civilian black market, many of which originate from military stockpiles or conflict zones. As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (08:43 Jerusalem), this is the second bulletin on the same arrest — police and IDF released their joint statement after earlier Israeli media reports of the detention.
It remains unclear whether the suspect will face criminal indictment in civilian or military court, and whether the investigation has identified additional suspects or buyers.
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