Attempt to Smuggle 20 KG of Ketamine Foiled

Friday . 01 May . 2026

Jerusalem, 25 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) — police at Ben Gurion Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle 20 kg of suspected ketamine into Israel and arrested one suspect (30) from Hadera.

The drugs were found in a suitcase belonging to a man who arrived on a fight from France.

The man’s luggage was searched, said the police, because he was acting suspiciously.

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Attempt to Smuggle 20 KG of Ketamine Foiled

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