According to the indictments, filed by attorney Ilan Akuka from the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office, it emerges that starting from December 2024 and throughout 2025, the defendants engaged in ongoing criminal activity, which included dozens of drug and arms trafficking deals, sometimes as part of joint operations and sometimes through casual criminal connections. This followed a covert and prolonged investigation by the Israel Police, accompanied by the prosecution, during which an undercover agent was deployed.
According to the indictments, the agent established contact with various defendants, some of whom had prior acquaintance with him. During this period, deals for trafficking various types of drugs were agreed upon and executed. Most of these deals were coordinated via messaging applications and were actually carried out in various locations across the country, using diverse methods, including couriers, private vehicles, and cash transfers.
Thus, among other things, the defendants are attributed with cannabis trafficking deals ranging from hundreds of grams to over two kilograms. In some cases, the drugs were delivered to the agent by others acting on behalf of the defendants, in exchange for sums ranging from 7,000 to 21,000 shekels per deal.
In other cases, the defendants are attributed with cocaine trafficking deals, involving quantities of approximately 450-500 grams per deal, in exchange for sums of approximately 50,000-57,000 shekels, alongside contacts and attempts to expand the activity to deals involving kilograms. The defendants are also attributed with trafficking synthetic substances, including ketamine and MDMA, which were carried out after prior coordination and delivered to the agent at dedicated meetings.
In addition, in separate cases, some of the defendants are attributed with arms trafficking offenses and other weapons offenses, which included contacts and deals for the sale of firearms, including pistols and rifles, alongside the presentation of weapon images and negotiations to promote deals in this area, sometimes concurrently with drug trafficking deals.
It also emerges from the indictments that in another case, one of the defendants is attributed with offenses of forging identity cards and checkbooks, which appeared to be official state documents or equivalent to money, and were sold to the police agent for financial consideration.
The indictments indicate that some of the defendants acted in concert. In some cases, family vehicles were used to carry out the deals. During the investigation, conversations and accompanying offers for additional deals, both in the drug and arms sectors, were also documented.
According to the indictments, this was a large-scale and multi-faceted criminal activity that spanned many months and included dozens of drug and arms trafficking deals, with an accumulated financial scope of hundreds of thousands of shekels.
Due to the scope and volume of the indictments, they cannot be fully conveyed in this announcement and will be provided for review upon request.
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