Massive Police Raid Seizes Weapons Cache Linked to Abu Latif Crime Family in Northern Israel

Israeli police conducted a large-scale operation in an open area near Rama in the Galilee, confiscating a significant weapons and explosives cache believed to belong to the Abu Latif crime organization. The raid, based on intelligence information, involved dozens of detectives and officers from the Northern District's Central Unit, alongside Border Police and National Guard forces.

During the operation, authorities discovered a total of 12 firearms, including four handguns and eight rifles such as an M-16 and a Kalashnikov. Additionally, they found explosive devices, a standard IDF-issue explosive charge, dozens of systems for detonating explosives, and over three kilograms of a substance suspected to be cocaine. The estimated street value of the seized items is in the millions of shekels.

Further items confiscated included hundreds of rounds of ammunition, magazines, weapon parts, ceramic vests, and a vehicle suspected of using forged license plates. The seized evidence has been transferred for forensic examination and evidence collection as the investigation continues to identify those involved.

The police emphasized their commitment to ongoing operations against crime organizations in the north, aiming to disrupt their infrastructure and their ability to possess illegal weaponry. This operation is part of a broader effort to assert law enforcement authority, referred to as 'משילות בכל הכוח' (rule with full force).