A senior criminal was released from prison - his friends were waiting for him with knives and clubs

15 suspects from Netanya were detained for questioning after surveillance by detectives outside the Shekma prison in Ashkelon, and a variety of weapons were seized in their vehicles.

The police also confiscated three of their vehicles, as part of the "uncompromising fight" against crime in the Sharon area

Kerin Sagi

25/09/2022

Sunday, September 25, 2022, 10:16 a.m. Updated: 10:30 a.m.

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The police will consider whether to request the extension of the suspects' detention.

The weapons found in one of the vehicles, this morning (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

The police detained for questioning this morning (Sunday) 15 residents of Netanya near the Shekma prison in Ashkelon at the end of an undercover surveillance.

During a search of their vehicles, an air pistol, shrapnel, batons and knives were seized, and three of the vehicles were confiscated. The suspects arrived on the occasion of the release of a high-ranking criminal, and at the end of their investigation, the police will consider whether to request an extension of their detention

. The compromises of the Central District in the gangs operating in the Sharon area." The detectives of the Special Crime Fighting Unit (ILF) at the Netanya station and YSM Sharon soldiers participated in the surveillance.

"This is an initiative activity, which joins a variety of targeted enforcement moves carried out by Central District police officers for the safety of the residents of the Sharon area. Including the activation of an undercover agent who recently incriminated about 30 suspects and arrested them behind bars," the police said in a statement.

Police officers near the suspects' vehicles, this morning (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

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