Smuggling

Rafah border crossing to reopen next week with Israeli oversight, advanced screening

Israel plans to oversee the Rafah border reopening next week, using remote monitoring and advanced screening to prevent weapons smuggling while ensuring security for travelers.

 Military personnel stand guard on the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023
 View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

Weapons smuggling via drones poses a threatening new reality for Israel - analysis

Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report

Israeli Police found mid-20s man attempting to smuggle weapons in Negev region. January, 18.

Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say


Israel intercepts attempted smuggling of dozens of exotic birds

Exotic animals can pose a severe threat to the environment in the event that they escape their captivity.

 The birds were siezed by the Parks and Nature Authority.

Israel cracks down on Palestinian attempt to smuggle close to 6,000 eggs

Israel scrambles to keep up with issues related to agricultural crime.

 Thousands of smuggled eggs in the trunk of a car.

IDF thwarted smuggling of Iranian explosives from Jordan - report

The thwarting of a weapons smuggling attempt from Jordan was originally announced by the IDF in July.

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

Cocaine in a carpet? Police thwart attempted smuggling

Three residents of Petach Tikvah tried to smuggle cocaine to Israel from Peru using an unconventional method.

(From right) Lior Amunah, Aviel Elgarbali, Tamiro Molla, defendants in the cocaine carpet case

Mystery plane carrying gold, weapons, and cash from Cairo lands in Zambia

The flight of money from Egypt has become a growing concern as many wealthy individuals seek to move money out of Egypt and keep their fortunes out of the eyes of the authorities. 

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IDF officer indicted for trafficking cocaine, stolen grenades

The indictment claims that the officer sold a cocaine-type drug on three different occasions to military police agents.

 Israeli Golani soldiers seen during a firing training in a fire range at the Golani divisional training base, on August 1, 2021.

IDF reveals it thwarted special smuggling threat in Jordan Valley

Security forces will continue to combat the phenomena of smuggling across borders.

 Israeli security forces are seen foiling drug smuggling.

Sex, drugs, and pirated music: EverC reports the top threats in e-commerce today

EverC has unveiled global transaction fraud trends, showing that transaction laundering dominates illicit payment activity

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Doctor arrested on suspicion of smuggling 5,000 blank bullets into Israel

The doctor was released under restrictive conditions which were extended on Sunday until July 18.

 Blank ammunition seized by police at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Syria-Jordan ties on drug smuggling amid Israel’s Jenin operation - analysis

This shows how important ties with Syria are for Jordan and how the issue of drug smuggling, a multi-billion dollar business, is very important for Amman.

A customs officers displays confiscated Captagon pills