Undercover agents operated for months - crime boss Eyal Nager arrested in massive raid

Police revealed details of the 'Relay Race' affair, leading to the arrest of Eyal Nager, head of a crime organization, and 26 other suspects for extortion by threats in the southern region. Undercover agents operated for months within the organization, gathering evidence against the suspects. According to suspicion, the organization took over distribution and delivery lines in Ashdod and Kiryat Gat, forced business owners to use its services, and reaped profits while committing money laundering offenses.

Police revealed details of the 'Relay Race' affair, which led to the arrest of Eyal Nager, head of a crime organization, and 26 other suspects for extortion by threats in the southern region. Undercover agents operated for months secretly within crime organizations from Ashdod and Kiryat Gat, gathering evidence and findings against the suspects, documenting criminal activity, and exposing the infrastructures under investigation. According to suspicion, the organization took over distribution and delivery lines in Ashdod and Kiryat Gat, forcing business owners to use its services while employing threats and intimidation, aiming to establish control and reap financial profits while committing money laundering offenses. This morning, the investigation moved to the overt stage, and a wave of arrests was carried out led by officers from the Lachish District's YMR and Border Police's National Guard fighters. The suspects were transferred for questioning at the Central Unit of the Lachish District, and later today they will be brought before the court for a hearing on extending their detention. Police Commissioner, Chief Superintendent Danny Levy, said that the police continue to act resolutely against crime organizations, claiming a decrease in all crime indicators in the country, but according to data, criminal homicides have doubled within five years, and since the beginning of the year, 159 people have been murdered in the Arab society alone.