Israeli undercover operatives recently busted a smuggling ring in Israel's South in a series of takedowns "along the [south]western border," the IDF and Israel Police announced in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Undercover Border Police officers, working in tandem with several other wings of the security establishment, conducted two separate missions targeting large-scale drug smuggling operations.
In the first operation, two suspects were arrested, and a large drone was confiscated from them, which police suspect was used to transport drugs across the border.
Forces also seized vehicle with suspected drugs
In the second operation, Israeli security forces seized a vehicle containing a large quantity of substances suspected to be illicit drugs intended for distribution.
The two arrested individuals and the seized materials were transferred to the Segev Shalom station in the Southern District for further investigation by the Israel Police.