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Last update - 13:36 25/03/2008 NIS 30 million in heroin seized in record Lebanon border bust By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: drug smuggling, Lebanon, IDF  Police and IDF troops early Tuesday seized the largest shipment of pure heroin ever to be intercepted on the border with Lebanon, a total of 32.5 kilograms of pure heroin, worth some NIS 30 million. Police Superintendent Ami Mualem, commander of the force' Lebanon border unit, told Haaretz that a joint police-IDF patrol in the Biranit area detected two men with large packs on their backs. Police arrested the two, and were shocked the find the large amount of heroin in the backpacks, Mualem said. Advertisement "This was the largest quantity of heroin ever captured on the northern border," he added. The two suspects were from Rama village and have criminal records related to drug smuggling, police said. They stressed that the case had no connection with the recently disclosed arrest of an IDF non-commissioned officer suspected of having provided classified information to Hezbollah, which allegedly compensated him with quantities of drugs. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Best served cold Safed chief rabbi calls on state to exact 'revenge' against Arabs. The Jewish hurdle Obama: I disagree with aide who blamed 'NY, Miami' for failed peace talks.   1.   What a shame that this is not Thailand ! 14:59  |  Aaron 25/03/08   2.   Kol Hakavod to Israeli Police. 16:44  |  Hamdi 25/03/08   3.   samim 17:04  |  peter 25/03/08   4.   i cant give it away in downtown tel aviv!!! 17:36  |  sha dubie!! 25/03/08   5.   Police estimate catch worth 100 million shekels not 30 19:16  |  Free Gilad Shalit 25/03/08   6.   Good done 14:06  |  Daniel 27/03/08

Today Online Rights group: Deaths in IDF W. Bank raid were apparent executions Responses: 102 Top rabbis: Harvesting organs of the brain dead is `bloodshed` Responses: 35 Ari Shavit: Olmert doesn't belong in the prime minister's office Responses: 7 Shmuel Rosner: Bush is now behaving like a responsible adult Responses: 9 Meron Benvenisti: Israel's environmental plans do not include Palestinian needs Responses: 6 Rosner's Domain Obama rejects advisor's comments on American Jews and peace process Poll: what percentage Jews will vote McCain? Kurtzer: The pro-Israel lobby, not obstacle for peace How many voters will abandon the Democratic Party? (WTR) Slight preference for Clinton among Jewish Democrats More Headlines 13:19 Defense officials: Hezbollah rockets can reach almost all of Israel 10:34 Rights group: Deaths in IDF Bethlehem raid were apparent executions 14:20 Egypt holds new talks with Hamas, Jihad over truce with Israel 14:21 Syria urges Arab states to overcome differences at summit 11:51 Police seize 63 kilos of hashish, guns in Givat Shmuel apartment 13:57 MKs okay state-funded center commemorating Gaza settlers 10:53 Israel posts clips on YouTube of J'lem yeshiva terror attack 08:32 Barak confirms transfer of armored vehicles to PA 08:45 Top rabbis: Harvesting organs of the brain dead is `bloodshed` 05:10 State program to tackle problem of polygamy in Bedouin community 06:24 MKs advance bill calling for new Orthodox-secular school system 09:42 Netanyahu calls for treasury to cut taxes and state budget 05:19 Bible club founded by Ben-Gurion gets revived with a Peres twist Previous Editions Select Day 26 mar 25 mar 24 mar 23 mar 21 mar 20 mar 19 mar 18 mar 17 mar 16 mar 14 mar 13 mar

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