NIS 20m. of Cigarettes Confiscated in West Bank Smuggling Attempt

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Following suspicions of smuggling of goods that arose at Ashdod Customs upon the arrival of two containers at the port of Ashdod, a report was forwarded to the Lachish Customs. Upon receipt of the report, Lachish Customs detectives and Ashdod Customs investigators acted quickly, and began an undercover operation that included supervision, tracking, and control of the movement of the containers. Later, trucks arrived that loaded the containers an…

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The police and the Tax Authority thwarted a huge smuggling operation from Turkey to the West Bank last night (Tuesday). An inspection of the containers found cigarettes with an estimated value of 20 million shekels. Watch the documentary: Thwarting the smuggling attempt (Photo: Police spokespeople and Tax Authority spokespeople) The thwarting of the smuggling operation was carried out as part of a joint undercover investigation by the Lachish Ma…