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Two Negev Youths Indicted for Drug Smuggling Across Jordanian Border
Two residents of southern Israel, including a minor, have been indicted in the Nazareth Central Court for attempting to smuggle cocaine and hashish into Jordan. The suspects were apprehended by security forces on September 14, 2026, following a pursuit that ended near the Megiddo Junction.
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What happened
- 01Two southern Israeli residents, including a minor, were indicted for attempting to smuggle 48 kilograms of cocaine and hashish to Jordan.
- 02The suspects were promised $5,000 each to transport the drugs across the border near Maoz Chaim on September 14, 2026.
- 03The suspects threw the drugs over the border fence and received 47 cartons of cigarettes in exchange from the Jordanian side.
- 04IDF observation posts detected the activity, prompting a pursuit by combined military and border police units.
- 05Security forces apprehended the suspects near the Megiddo Junction and recovered the cigarettes from their vehicle.
- 06The suspects documented the entire smuggling attempt on video using their own mobile phones.
- 07The drugs were recovered by security forces near the border fence on the Jordanian side.
According to the indictment, the suspects departed from Yerucham after being offered $5,000 each to transport the narcotics. They threw packages containing approximately 47 or 48 kilograms of hashish and cocaine over the border fence near Maoz Chaim. In return, a sack containing 47 cartons of cigarettes was thrown back to them from the Jordanian side.
IDF observation posts identified the activity and alerted security forces, including the Jordan Lions Battalion and Border Patrol units. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle but were stopped and arrested, with the cigarettes found in their possession. The drugs were recovered near the fence on the Jordanian side, and investigators discovered a video documenting the smuggling attempt on the suspects' own phones.
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