The Israel Police and Israel Tax Authority have busted another criminal organization. After a complex undercover investigation that lasted for months, the Police and Tax Authority arrested 30 persons on suspicion running a criminal gang in Eilat. They are suspected of murder, extortion, gambling, money laundering, and tax evasion.
Hearings on extending the suspects' remand will be held today and tomorrow at the Rishon LeZion Magistrates Court. A gag order on the case bans disclosing details of the investigation, except for the fact of the arrests, location, and allegations against the suspects, as information about the suspects and or parties involved is liable to identify them.
The operation is part of the struggle against organized crime by using financial tools. Criminal families and gangs operating in Israel have been in the sights of the country's economic authorities for a long time. Several years ago, four law enforcement agencies - the Police, State Prosecutor's Office, the Tax Authority, and the Money Laundering Prohibition Authority - announced a joint struggle against organized crime. The partial results of this struggle are seen in the courts, in the indictments for criminal acts against criminal gangs.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on October 16, 2012
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