Four arrested as police seize 200 kg of cannabis in Hod Hasharon nursery
Kfar Saba police raided a plant nursery in Hod Hasharon on 21 July 2026 and seized more than 200 kilograms of marijuana and hashish, some of it hidden in chocolate, cookies and candy. Four central Israel residents were arrested, and a court extended their detention until 27 July.
An undercover investigation by the special crime unit of the Kfar Saba police
station led officers to a plant nursery in Hod Hasharon on Tuesday 21 July,
where they uncovered a warehouse suspected of serving drug division and
distribution.[1]Officers raided the nursery and found a concealed warehouse
that served as the network’s distribution center.[2]
During the search of the premises, officers seized an enormous quantity of
marijuana and hashish with a combined weight of more than 200 kilograms.[2]A
large share of the seized drugs had been hidden inside ordinary food products,
including chocolate bars, cookies and sweets, all of them packed and ready for
immediate distribution.[2]Much of the haul was concealed in chocolate,
cookies and candy packaging prepared for immediate distribution.[3]
Four suspects, all residents of central Israel, were arrested during the
operation.[1]Officers brought the four suspects before a court, which granted
the police request and extended their detention until 27 July 2026.[2]After
questioning, the suspects were brought before a court that extended their
detention until 27 July.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The weight is stated only as over or more than 200 kilograms, not an exact figure; 200 is recorded as the minimum.
The Jerusalem Post gives the raid day only as Tuesday; Sharon Online dates it to 21 July 2026, which is used as the incident date.
The split between marijuana and hashish is not given, and it is unclear whether the drugs in the food products were infused edibles or only concealed in food packaging.
No names, charges or later court outcome were reported beyond the detention extension to 27 July 2026.
The Jerusalem Post also mentions a separate late-June raid in Haifa with seven kilograms seized; that is a different event and is left out here.
No event photo could be listed: the lead image is captioned as illustrative, the police-car photo is generic, and the other pages show an AI illustration or an unrelated image.
Police brought Leonid Gleizer, 28, of Hadera, before the Kiryat Shmona Magistrate's Court after a search of his car and person found about 250 grams of suspected cannabis and cash. Judge Eran Bar-Or extended his detention until 15 November 2026 on suspicion of trafficking and possession not for personal use.
Police from the Zevulun station arrested a 24-year-old Kiryat Yam man on suspicion of running a drugs laboratory at 11 Shapira Street in Haifa. A Haifa magistrate extended his detention by four days, to 9 November, after his lawyer and the police agreed, and a second suspect was mentioned in court.
Israel Police arrested two Bedouin cousins, aged 16 and 20, from Al-Azazma in the Negev after watching a drone land near the Egyptian border and finding about 45 kilograms of hashish in their vehicle. Prosecutors are expected to file an indictment that would use a new border-sovereignty offence for the first time in the Southern District.
Israel Police officers searched an apartment in Kfar Shalem, Tel Aviv, and found 42.5 kg of cannabis in sacks in a storage room, plus 2,110 shekels in cash. A man of 52 and a woman of 41 who lived there were arrested; a prosecutor's declaration was later filed against the man.
