A forty-count indictment was filed today (Tuesday) against eight people, for 116 dangerous drug transactions that they carried out through Telegram - amounting to NIS 95,000.
"Clean your house, clean everything," said the defendants moments before the police raid on their home.
The investigation into the large-scale drug scandal in the central cities began covertly in June 2023. About three weeks ago, when the investigation became open, police detectives arrived at the suspect's apartment during a search, and the officers located and seized ketamine, MDMA, cannabis, cocaine, methacathinone and LSD.
The eight suspects, in their 20s and 30s: residents of Ramat Gan, Petah Tikva and Holon - were arrested.
One of the incriminating Telegram conversations of the merchant group, photo: Police spokesmen
During the investigation, the investigators were able to trace the actions of the suspects, who carried out many drug deals for about a year, starting in January 2023. The investigators revealed that it was a drug distribution network that was operated through the Telegram application and was conducted as a business for all intents and purposes, where there is a hierarchy and officials.
The "business" was run by four suspects who contacted potential customers by opening trade channels in the application and coordinating the drug deals with the customers directly.
Four other suspects operated under them who were responsible for distributing dangerous drugs of various types such as: "Dosa", cocaine, sd, "ecsta", mmc, methamphetamine, mdma, cannabis and ketamine.
The investigators eventually uncovered about 116 transactions amounting to NIS 95,000. The arrest of the suspects was extended from time to time.
Some of the drugs found by the police,
With the conclusion of the investigation and the formation of an evidentiary infrastructure, an indictment was filed against all the suspects, for the offenses of conspiracy to commit a crime, export, import, trade, supply of dangerous drugs together, conspiracy to commit a crime and obstruction of justice.
A request was also submitted for their arrest until the end of the proceedings.
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