Stole weapons from their workplace: Five suspected gun traffickers
Five police officers from the northern area are suspected of stealing weapons and then trafficking them. The court has extended the detention of two of the suspects, and the police investigation department is continuing its investigation. The trade network also involves three citizens, who are also being investigated for suspected involvement in the commission of the crime
Stole weapons from their workplace: Five suspected gun traffickers
Photo: Police spokeswoman(Video: 24 suspects arrested for trafficking, weapons and drug trafficking)
The State Police Investigations Department is investigating five police officers from the northern area, suspected of trafficking in weapons and ammunition. Three of the police officers are police officers in the logistics department and two of the police officers are regular Border Police officers.
It is suspected that the five police officers were involved in the theft of firearms and ammunition from their workplace and committing firearms offenses. Three other civilians were also arrested on suspicion of involvement in the commission of the crimes. Nazareth Magistrate's Court extended the detention of two of the police officers until Thursday and Friday this week, another police officer and three civilians will be arrested for further detention later today. The investigation is ongoing in the case of the remaining two suspects.
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The arrest of the suspected police officers was carried out in the background of attempts by the police in the past year to reduce the volume of illegal weapons in the country. In recent years there has been a phenomenon of theft of weapons by the security forces, whether by members of the security forces themselves or by civilians. The stolen weapons and ammunition are often sold to criminal organizations, who use them for their purpose.
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