The police arrested this morning (Wednesday) 21 members of the crime organization of the Abu Latif family in the north.
About 700 police officers participated in the operation in which the forces raided the homes of members of the "biggest crime organization in the country", this as part of an investigation that uncovered tax evasion worth billions of shekels and earned the nickname "The Black Billionaire".
Among those arrested - the head of a local council in the north.
Among other things, luxury cars were confiscated, including Lamborghini, Maybach and Mercedes, as well as a million and a half shekels in cash.
The Abu Latif family comes from the village of Rama in the north.
The head of the organization, Nidal Abu Latif, is accused of murder and has been in custody since January.
Three of his brothers, who are also at the top of the organization, were not arrested in the latest raid.
"The raid was carried out following an undercover investigation by the central unit in the North District that was conducted for about a year and within the framework of which an infrastructure was formed against the members of the organization," the police said in a statement.
According to the suspicion, the organization was involved in cases of extortion and extortion of citizens and business owners in the north.
The heads of the organization are suspected of financial crimes, including tax evasion in the amount of hundreds of millions of shekels and involvement in many violent incidents and murder.
One and a half million shekels in cash found in the raid (photo: Israel Police spokeswoman, police spokeswoman)
Watches and cellular devices were also found in the raid (photo: Israel Police spokeswoman, police spokeswoman)
The name of the "Abu Latif" organization has been associated with extensive criminal activity in the entire northern region, the organization has operated in the collection of sponsorship fees, involvement in public tenders, takeover of businesses, extortion, numerous violent incidents and shootings and is suspected to be related to brutal murders in recent years.
The Commissioner of Police, Ya'akov Shabtai, praised the activities of the forces. "We identified this organization as the main generator of crime in the north and marked it as a target," said Shabtai. And the IRS obtained enough evidence to incriminate the organization's senior officers.
" "We continue to act against other targets all over the country.
A situation in which criminal organizations are involved in such extensive economic activity, while infiltrating the local authorities, is a real threat to the rule of law," he added.
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