IDF seizes 100 kg of hashish worth NIS 4 million near Jordan border
On 20 August 2022, Israeli troops and Border Police seized about 100 kg of hashish near the southern border with Jordan, estimated at NIS 4 million (over $1.2 million). One suspect was arrested after lookouts spotted a vehicle suspected of smuggling.
🇮🇱 southern Yoav Regional Brigade area, near the Jordan border · Israel
On 20 August 2022, Israeli troops seized NIS 4 million worth of hashish in a
drug bust near the Egyptian border, the military announced Saturday.[1]According to the Israel Defense Forces, military lookouts spotted a vehicle in
the southern Yoav Regional Brigade that was suspected of attempting to smuggle
drugs.[1]
IDF troops and Border Police operating in the area later found bags containing
some 100 kilograms of hashish, a haul the military estimated was worth NIS 4
million (over $1.2 million).[1]
The IDF announced the arrest of a suspect later Saturday, after scouring the
area.[1]Both the suspect and the drugs were handed over to police as part of
the investigation.[1]
The article’s caption locates the seizure near the southern border with Jordan.[1]
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About 100 kilograms of hashish that troops seized near the southern border with Jordan. Photo: Israel Defense ForcesPhoto details
The article headline and first paragraph reference the Egyptian border, but the picture caption locates the seizure near the southern border with Jordan; the exact location was not clarified.
The suspect's identity, charges or court outcome were not reported.
The July cocaine/hashish seizure mentioned in the article is a separate event, left out of this report.
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