Nearly 200,000 pills - worth more than ten million shekels: The massive captagon drug seizure

A massive seizure of nearly 200,000 captagon pills and nearly 200,000 carmadol pills, worth more than ten million shekels, was made inside a vehicle belonging to a 48-year-old resident of Segev Shalom who entered Bethlehem. The suspect was arrested by the Palestinian police and transferred to officers from the Etzion station. Police are investigating the suspicion that the unusual quantity was intended for terrorist elements.

A massive seizure of the captagon drug in Israel: nearly 200,000 captagon pills and nearly 200,000 carmadol pills, worth more than ten million shekels, were seized inside a vehicle belonging to a 48-year-old resident of Segev Shalom who entered Bethlehem. This is one of the largest captagon drug seizures in Israel recently. The suspect was initially arrested by the Palestinian police, and through coordination between the police commander in the Bethlehem sector of the Judea and Samaria District, the Palestinian police, and representatives of the Civil Administration, he was transferred to officers from the Etzion station, along with his vehicle and the pills. In his investigation, the suspect claimed he came to Bethlehem on Yom Kippur to pass the time, and that he was unaware of the drugs in the vehicle, alleging that the Palestinian police planted them. The court determined there is reasonable suspicion linking him to the offenses and extended his detention. Investigators are now trying to understand who loaded the enormous quantity into the vehicle, what the shipment's destination was, and whether it was intended for terrorist elements. The article notes that captagon is a dangerous stimulant drug popular among militants, and that such pills were found on the Nukhba terrorists during the October 7 massacre. The seizure joins another interdiction at the Nitzana crossing, where about 400,000 captagon pills were seized that were concealed in a shipment from Egypt.