Tax Authority and Police in massive raid: Network that laundered 100 million shekels caught
As part of a joint and extensive investigation by Lahav 433, several suspects were arrested this morning on suspicion of operating an illegal financial system that moved huge sums under the radar.
The fight against criminal organizations in Israel and cutting off the economic pipeline: The Israel Police cleared for publication that this morning, Wednesday, four suspects, residents of the center, were arrested as part of a joint investigation conducted by the National Serious Crimes Unit (Lahav 433) and the Tax Authority. The suspects are accused of money laundering and VAT offenses totaling 100 million shekels.
According to the Israel Police, a central strategy in the fight against criminal organizations is to inflict economic damage and prevent the laundering of funds obtained through criminal activity.
Today, detectives from the Lahav 433 unit, National Guard fighters, and MATPA fighters, together with investigators from the Haifa VAT investigation department and the National Enforcement and Collection Unit of the Tax Authority (Central District), raided a business in Qalansawe, the suspects' homes, and several money exchange shops.
According to the investigation, the suspects were involved in money laundering and the distribution of fictitious invoices on a massive scale. During the operation, four residents of Qalansawe, Kafr Qasim, and Tel Mond were arrested. The authorities seized four luxury vehicles, gold jewelry, and approximately 50,000 shekels in cash.
