An Israeli citizen, 32, suspected of mailing drugs from Holland to Israel, as part of an international smuggling network, was arrested in the Netherlands, Israel Police announced on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old’s arrest followed a multiple-month-long joint investigation by the Israeli and Dutch police.
According to the investigation’s findings, the suspect is believed to be part of an organized international smuggling network that smuggles large quantities of drugs from Europe to other countries across the globe.
Further, from the way the drugs were packaged and disposed of, police surmised that the organization had a high level of planning, coordination, and operational capability.
Police noted that the investigation is still ongoing, and additional suspects are expected to be arrested in Israel and other European countries.
The IDF’s military prosecution filed two additional indictments against two suspects ranked Sergeant First Class for offenses linked with smuggling goods into Gaza, tax offenses, and other offenses, the military said on Tuesday.
The indictments followed joint investigations by Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Israel Police, the Military Police’s Special Investigations Unit, and the Israel Tax Authority.
The first defendant was involved in an extensive network of smuggling cigarettes and other goods into the Gaza Strip, along with their father and colleagues in their military unit, from February 2024 until January 2026, the indictment says.
Additionally, they took hundreds of rounds of ammunition and magazines from military stockpiles and sold them to civilians for thousands of shekels.
They are also charged with drug offenses and obstructing legal practices, the military noted.