Caught at Ben Gurion: Young Man Allegedly Tried to Smuggle 18 kg of Drugs in Dietary Supplement Packaging

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A man in his 20s, a resident of Eilat, was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport after landing on a direct flight from Berlin on suspicion of smuggling about 18 kg of drugs. Unit 747 detectives found in his luggage about 16 kg of material suspected to be ketamine and about two kg more suspected to be the drug 2CB. According to Arutz Sheva, the smuggling was carried out in packages of food and health supplements. According to Channel 14, the materials were concealed in dietary supplement packaging.

According to Israel Hayom, the suspect was brought before the Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court, which extended his detention until Sunday. According to Maariv, his detention was extended until Sunday.