A guard serving in the sensitive Wing 10 at Eshel Prison has been indicted for smuggling contraband to inmates, including USB devices hidden in cigarette boxes, pills, perfume, and cash, in exchange for bribes totaling tens of thousands of shekels, according to a report by Israeli journalist Li Ayesh.
A guard at Eshel Prison in southern Israel was indicted Monday evening for smuggling large quantities of contraband to inmates in exchange for bribes, the latest development in a case first reported earlier that evening by Israeli journalist Li Ayesh.
The guard, who served in Wing 10 — a high-security wing housing inmates serving life sentences for murder — allegedly received tens of thousands of shekels from inmates' associates over several months. In return, he smuggled prohibited items including USB devices concealed inside cigarette boxes, pills, perfume, and cash. At least one USB device reportedly contained a video of a funeral of an inmate's relative.
Some contraband was handed directly to inmates; other items were hidden behind books in the wing's synagogue for pickup. The Israel Prison Service said it launched preliminary investigations and transferred findings to the YaChAS (Prison Service Investigations Unit) for further legal proceedings. The guard was summoned to a hearing and discharged.
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