Smuggling

Why would Hezbollah admit its explosives were smuggled into Lebanon? - analysis

“The vehicle and its cargo belong to the resistance,” Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said. He noted that his organization also called for the immediate release of those arrested in the seizure.

Hezbollah commemorates second anniversary of Nasrallah's killing in Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday, 27th September 2026
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a ceremony marking the return to the former settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, August 13, 2026.

Katz moves to ban fiber-optic, SIM-operated drones from Israeli airspace amid growing threats

 A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023; Illustration.

IDF establishing new corps for countering low-altitude drones amid growing UAV threat

Unusual seizure at Ben-Gurion Airport: A doctor from central Israel tried to bring in 300 seedlings from Thailand without a permit from the Agriculture Ministry.

Doctor caught yellow-handed at Ben-Gurion attempting to smuggle 300 banana saplings from Thailand


Georgia arrests man for selling radioactive uranium-238 to foreign national for $700,000

Footage showed agents testing two small containers in the trunk of the vehicle with a handheld radiation detector. One of them appeared to contain a light-colored powder.

A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of Uranium (U) element, in this illustration taken January 21, 2026.

Syria, Hezbollah hold secret security talks in Turkey, reportedly to ease border tensions

One of the Syrian officials said both sides agreed they held no hostility towards one another, and that Syria assured Hezbollah that it would not intervene militarily in Lebanon to disarm the group.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017.

Gov't warns against bringing Four Species into Israel without authorization ahead of Sukkot

The warning was issued with special consideration for the situation at Ben-Gurion Airport, which has become a bustling hub, with chaos on the rise. 

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

US military uses laser to shoot down 3 Mexican cartel drones near border, officials say

The military said the drones posed "a physical threat" to US military and US Customs and Border Protection personnel.

'The wall along Mexican border wouldn’t be built and there’d be no chance Mexico would pay a single peso for it.'

Syrian national arrested on border trying to smuggle rocket shells into Lebanon

The approximately 330-kilometer border with Syria has been used by Hezbollah, as well as other terrorist groups and criminal gangs, to smuggle supplies and people in and out of Lebanon.

View of the Israeli border with Syria, in the Golan Heights, on August 20, 2026.

Two arrested in thwarted weapons smuggling attempt near Israel-Jordan border

The incident follows an infiltration alert in the Jordan Valley region on Monday night. In response to the suspected infiltration, the IDF set up blockades in the area to locate any suspects.

Ten handguns found by IDF and Israel Police near Gesher Adam along Israel-Jordan border, August 25, 2026.

Terrorist who killed Israeli minister reportedly fathers twins using sperm smuggled from prison

The conception reportedly took multiple attempts over a two-year period, the nephew of Asmar told Palestinian media.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

Israeli officials divided over claimed Iranian weapons smuggling to Hezbollah, IDF's Syria strategy

Netanyahu accused of creating tensions with Syria, Turkey for electoral purposes • Syria has mostly curbed Iranian smuggling under Ahmed al-Sharaa, as IDF sources say no recent spike detected

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026

Three men arrested on suspicion of importing drones from China for use in drug, weapons smuggling

The investigation centered around a security company suspected of serving as a cover for the drone importing operation, committing customs and Value Added Tax violations.

Law enforcement raids a warehouse as part of an investigation into a company accused of purchasing drones from China for use in drugs and weapons smuggling.

Israeli lawyer arrested after drugs disguised as eyelash remover arrive in cargo shipment

Police seized a range of additional substances from the lawyer's home that are suspected to be drugs, including more GHB, heroin, ecstasy, and other substances.

Illegal drugs and distribution equipment, pictured here, was seized from an Tel Aviv lawyer's apartment on August 11, 2026.