Israeli Border Police undercover units, guided by the Shin Bet, arrested four suspects on suspicion of smuggling weapons in the IDF's southern firing zones, according to the security forces. The operation targeted an illicit weapons trafficking network in the area.
Border Police undercover teams, operating on Shin Bet intelligence, arrested four suspects on Tuesday in the IDF's southern training and live-fire zones on suspicion of smuggling weapons. The suspects were taken into custody during an operation targeting an illicit arms trafficking route. No further details on the weapons seized or the suspects' identities have been released.
The arrest comes amid a broader Israeli security push against weapons smuggling and gun-running in southern Israel and Judea and Samaria, as previously covered by The Zioneer. The exact location within the firing zones and the scale of the suspected smuggling network remain under a publication ban.
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