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Three Charged After Drugs Found Hidden in Ashdod Cemetery Grave

Three suspects face charges for grave desecration and drug offenses after police discovered 600 grams of cocaine and hundreds of MDMA pills hidden in an Ashdod.

Pesach Benson Crime

Jerusalem, 9 February, 2026 (TPS-IL) — A grave in an Ashdod cemetery was allegedly used as drug hiding place, Israeli police revealed after indicting three suspects accused of desecrating burial sites to conceal large quantities of narcotics.

According to investigators, the suspects hid around 600 grams of cocaine and hundreds of MDMA pills inside the grave.

The three are charged with grave desecration and drug offenses not for personal use.

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