Robbery, extortion case exposed
Israel Police arrest four suspects in Gush Dan for violent robbery and extortion scheme targeting discreet relationship seekers.
Four suspects were arrested at the end of a manhunt. As part of a covert and complex investigation conducted by the Crime Fighting Unit in the Ayalon region, a criminal gang was exposed that operated with a sophisticated and violent method, in which its members exploited victims who sought to have an intimate and discreet relationship with them. According to the suspicion, each time a different gang member contacted the victims and arranged to meet them in isolated locations. At the meeting place, the other gang members waited for them, who attacked the victims and extorted them with threats, while threatening to reveal the meetings to their families if they did not cooperate. With the transition to the overt stage, four suspects in their twenties, residents of Gush Dan, were arrested last night. This morning, the police will request to extend their detention in court.
