IDF prevents drug smuggling operation worth NIS 720,000 on Egyptian border

IDF soldiers thwarted an attempt to smuggle NIS 720,000 worth of drugs across the border from Egypt into Israel on Sunday afternoon.

"Earlier today, IDF surveillance identified a number of suspects who tried to smuggle drugs from Egyptian territory into Israel territory in the area of the Faran Regional Division," the IDF said in a statement, adding that the 18 kg worth of drugs had been transferred over to the police.