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March 12, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=4471

Border Police Catch 3 Smugglers with 12 Rifles on Israel-Egypt Border

(Maarivenglish.com) IDF troops and border policemen apprehended three infiltrators in the midst of crossing the Egyptian border near Mount Horsha in the southern Negev and seized 12 Kalashnikov assault rifles. Four other suspected smugglers managed to infiltrate into Israel. A recent intelligence report revealed that the majority of smuggling operations are carried out by Bedouin from Sinai. For 300 Egyptian pounds (approximately $70), they smuggle the weapons from Sinai to the area of Pithat Asbaha, stashing the weapons in hiding places around Mount Harif or under cliffs at the Ramon Crater. Several hours or days later, they are picked up by Israeli members of the ring, usually Bedouin from the Negev, who deliver them to terror groups in the territories.

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