Indictments filed against 19 defendants in arms and drug trafficking case

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The State Prosecutor's Office filed nine indictments with the Jerusalem District Court against 19 defendants, on charges of arms and drug trafficking, following the operation of a police informant. According to Arutz Sheva, as part of the activity, pistols and assault rifles were sold to the informant for tens of thousands of shekels, test firings were carried out to check the functionality of the weapons, and he was also offered to set up a joint arms trafficking framework.

According to Arutz Sheva, in one case a defendant offered to buy the informant's home in exchange for weapons, and in another case a pistol was hidden underground. According to Channel 13 News, the undercover operation by the Jerusalem Ymam unit lasted about six months and included attempts to establish a permanent "smuggling line" from Jericho, active marketing of M16 rifles and Glock pistols, and trafficking in MDMA.