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Couple Arrested in Southern Israel With Loaded Gun and Large Sum of Cash

Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba

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Hebrew · 1 newsroom

Police in southern Israel arrested a couple in the Azazma settlement after finding a loaded handgun, ammunition, and 315,000 shekels in cash during a search. The operation involved the National Guard and Border Police. The suspects were taken for questioning.

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  • A couple was arrested in the Azazma settlement in southern Israel.
  • Police found a loaded handgun and ammunition during the search.
  • Over 315,000 shekels in cash were seized from the residence.
  • The operation was conducted by the National Guard and Border Police.
Couple Arrested in Southern Israel With Loaded Gun and Large Sum of Cash
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During a targeted operation yesterday in the Azazma Bedouin settlement in southern Israel, forces from the National Guard, the Border Police (Magav) Southern District, and detectives from the Shagav Shalom station conducted an proactive search for weapons and illegal items. Inside a residence, a National Guard operative discovered a loaded handgun concealed on a 20-year-old woman present at the scene. Further searching uncovered a box containing 9mm ammunition. The forces continued their thorough search of the house, including the bedroom, a closet, and the ceiling, where they found and seized 315,000 shekels in cash. At the conclusion of the operation, the woman and her 21-year-old husband were arrested and taken for questioning at the police station.

HamalCentre · Tel Aviv

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