Israeli security forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle seven handguns across the eastern border last Thursday, Israel Police announced Sunday. The operation involved multiple security agencies working together based on intelligence about active smuggling routes in the area.
The joint statement from Israel Police and the IDF Spokesperson identified the participating units as fighters from the Jordan Valley and Valleys Brigade, Border Police special forces from the Judea and Samaria district, and detectives from the Jordan Border Unit. The forces set up an operational ambush near the eastern border after the Central Unit of the police's intelligence division gathered information about smuggling activity in the region.
