Inside the butcher shop, next to tons of meat: weapons and hundreds of bullets seized
The fight against crime in the city of Rahat continues: large quantities of weapons were seized in a butcher shop. Four residents of the city were arrested and taken for questioning. This incident joins a series of weapon seizures in recent days in the south and in Rahat in particular.
Police officers from the Rahat station and fighters from the Sa'ar unit raided a butcher shop in the city of Rahat today, Thursday, and located a pistol, magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Four suspects, residents of Rahat, were arrested and transferred for questioning to the Southern District Police.
During the search of the business, the officers located a bag hidden in a warehouse, containing a Glock-type pistol, magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In addition, the forces stopped a vehicle that entered a house parking lot at high speed after noticing the police. During a search of the vehicle, the officers located an M-16 rifle, four magazines, and additional ammunition.
Fighting crime in Rahat
The incident joins a series of police raids throughout the city as part of the fight against illegal weapon possession and delinquency. The day before yesterday, Tuesday, a police raid on a kindergarten in Rahat was reported. During the search, weapons and ammunition were found inside two bags. A Glock-type pistol and 5.56 mm caliber ammunition were concealed in the bags. After tracking down the suspects, two residents of the city, aged 38 and 40, were arrested and transferred along with the findings for further investigation and handling at the Rahat station.
In another criminal case, a seizure was carried out yesterday of young people aged 18, 19, and 20, while they were traveling in a Porsche vehicle stolen from the north of the country. The officers noticed the luxury vehicle during an operation by the Rahat station against property crimes. The Porsche aroused their suspicion and they stopped it for inspection.
