In the video: two smuggling attempts at the Allenby crossing were revealed - of predatory fish and of seeds in coffee (photo: Ministry of Agriculture)
Customs inspectors at the Allenby border crossing today (Sunday) thwarted the smuggling of gold from Jordan to Israel worth about four million shekels.
The gold was found in a routine check that was done for a Jordanian citizen who wanted to enter the country, and he was questioned and handed over to the authorities in Jordan.
The driver, who held a tourist visa, declared upon entering Israel that he had nothing to declare.
However, during an inspection of the Nissan vehicle, a hidden compartment was found between the front seats, containing approximately 20 gold bars worth a total of approximately four million shekels.
4 million shekels, the gold bars found in the car (Photo: Ministry of Defense)
The Tax Authority thwarted an attempt to smuggle 20 kg of gold hidden in a vehicle at the Allenby Pass (Photo: Ministry of Defense)
In August, an attempt to smuggle 100 kg of hashish drugs, worth about four million shekels, was foiled. During the night hours, forces from the Yoav Brigade and the Artillery Brigade identified a suspicious vehicle in Israeli territory, near the Egyptian border, northwest of the city of Eilat. The fighters operated in the area and located Sacks in which a large amount of hashish drugs were found.
Later, today the forces were able to locate several suspects involved in the selection event, and caught one of the suspects. The suspect, and the bags of drugs were transferred to the Eilat Regional Police for investigation.
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