Israel’s most-wanted gang leader and seven others arrested in Bryanston
Authorities found the suspect and seven others, along with five assault rifles, seven pistols, 40 000 US dollars, and three suspected stolen motorcycles were seized.
A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 46-year-old Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called the ‘Abergil Organisation’.
The wanted fugitive has been arrested together with seven others at a house in Bryanston on November 17.
The Israeli gang leader has been on Interpol’s Red Notice since 2015. He is a wanted suspect in Israel for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder.
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According to Israeli authorities, the suspect is part of a notorious gang dealing in drug trafficking, extortion and other criminal activities. In 2003 and 2004, this wanted suspect allegedly placed an explosive bomb underneath a vehicle of a man in Israel in two separate incidents. As a result of the first explosion, five people sustained serious injuries but all miraculously survived.
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In the second incident, the suspect also attempted to do the same with the same victim, where he placed a bomb on top of a vehicle. In this incident, three people also sustained serious injuries.
During an early morning takedown operation, the team pounced on an identified address in Bryanston and found the suspect and seven others, 12 firearms – five assault rifles and seven pistols – 40 000 US dollars, and three suspected stolen motorcycles were seized.
All role players are at the scene where the investigation and search warrant is being executed.
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