Weapons, magazines and hundreds of bullets: the young man who tried to flee the police

An indictment was filed against a resident of Segev Shalom in his 20s, suspected of trying to dispose of an M-16 rifle when police arrived to search his home. The weapon was seized, and the search uncovered magazines, weapon parts and hundreds of bullets. The incident occurred on July 30. The suspect threw the weapon into a neighbor's yard, was arrested, and is charged with weapons offenses and obstruction of justice.

An indictment was filed today (Monday) against a resident of Segev Shalom in his 20s, suspected of trying to dispose of an M-16 assault rifle when police arrived to conduct a search of his home. According to the indictment, the incident occurred on July 30, when officers from the Segev Shalom station and fighters from the Yoav unit arrived at a home in neighborhood 3 of the town. As the forces arrived, the suspect went up to the roof carrying the weapon wrapped in plastic wrap, and threw it over the fence into a neighbor's yard. The officers called out to him, and he came down the internal stairs and was arrested. The search found a cabinet with a bag containing four full M-16 magazines, six empty magazines, four attached magazines, weapon parts (grip, stock, sight) and hundreds of 5.56mm bullets. The prosecution attributes to him offenses of possession of a weapon, carrying a weapon, conducting a weapon deal, obstruction of investigative proceedings and interfering with an officer. The station commander, Superintendent Eli Cohen, stated that the police will continue to act against weapons offenses.