Smuggling

IDF 'Alpine' Unit raids Syrian Assad-era command posts to prevent weapons smuggling

Reservists of the IDF's 810th Brigade have uncovered command posts, over three tons of ammunition leftover from Assad's regime on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.

Weapons located and confiscated in the area
 A lion roars inside its enclosure at a zoo in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2021.

Pakistan confiscates 18 illegal lions after one escapes, attacks woman and children

Turtle illegally smuggled from US escapes on plane, bites passenger.

Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger

 Stolen car parts seized after a criminal attempted to smuggle them from Israel into Jordan.

Israel Police detain Palestinian for attempting to smuggle vehicle parts into Jordan


Suspect arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport for smuggling gold worth NIS 1.5 million

Sherif Ravi, a resident of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem, had returned to Israel from Dubai through Ben-Gurion Airport and tried to bring the gold into the country without declaring it.

 Travelers seen at the arrival hall of Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, on April 11, 2018

Syria, Turkey seize nine million captagon pills in joint operation

Roughly 5 million of the pills had already been smuggled into Turkey, while the rest were intended for further distribution.

One of the Captagon laboratories which was discovered near the town of Yafour on the Syrian-Lebanese border, December 23, 2024

WATCH: Monkeys found in chains and bathrooms: Israel steps up wildlife rescue efforts

“The captivity of sensitive animals like monkeys causes tremendous harm,” the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Police said in a joint statement.

A monkey that was found chained up in a bathroom.

Authorities find an additional three monkeys across Israel

One of the monkeys was captured in Lod, one in Rishon Lezion, and one in Nof HaGalil, the Nature and Parks Authority stated.

Israel's Nature and Parks Authority rescue a monkey, April 2025.

$1 million operation: Hamas paying Negev Bedouins to smuggle drones into Gaza Strip - report

Despite only being worth between 100,000 and 150,000 shekels, each drone smuggling operation costs one million dollars.

 A drone flying above the tank in the background (illustrative)

Mystery solved: Lions and monkeys discovered in Israel smuggled in via drones from Egypt, Jordan

Since the beginning of the month, numerous incidences of lions and monkeys being discovered throughout the country have been reported.

 View of the lion cub rescued by police. March 9, 2025.

Jordanian border forces clash with smugglers from Syria, killing four

Smugglers had attempted to exploit poor weather conditions and dense fog to cross the border.

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

West Bank terror threat grows as Palestinians smuggle more IDF rifles -analysis

While the IDF has launched Operation Iron Wall, designed to increase raids on the terrorists in places like Jenin, the enemy is also better armed than in the past.

 Israeli security forces operate across the West Bank on February 1, 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah hotspots for weapon smuggling near Lebanon-Syria border

Israeli forces took action following a breach of the ceasefire agreement, as Hezbollah sent a surveillance drone into Israeli territory.

Reported IAF strikes on the Bekaa valley, 27 December 2024

IDF thwarts weapons smuggling attempt from Egypt to Israel

A drone was spotted and shot down by the IDF, which found that the drone was carrying 13 weapons and ammunition.

 IDF soldiers from the Kfir brgigade operate in the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024.

Syria says it stopped weapons smuggling to Hezbollah - analysis

The Lebanese army must deploy in order for Israel to withdraw, and Hezbollah’s presence must end. However, as revealed by the smuggling, Hezbollah is trying to re-arm.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.