Attempt to smuggle terrorists for 20,000 NIS phones

Border police arrested an 18-year-old Palestinian Arab who illegally infiltrated Israel with eight mobile phones, five keyboards, 19 SIM cards and a memory card discovered at the entrance of Ofer Prison by the prison services Israeli. It is believed that the suspect was trying to smuggle the phones to the terrorists in the prison.

According to the indictment filed against him, the young man infiltrated Israel two weeks ago, near the Qalandiya crossing point, north of Jerusalem. Border police officers operating in the area noticed the suspect and arrested him for illegally staying in Israel with a 5.56mm bullet.

After the interrogation, the accused was sent to Ofer Prison, where a security check carried out by the Israeli Prison Service revealed that the suspect had hidden him from electronic equipment that was being used. he had tried to smuggle into the prison.

After successfully removing the material from his body, they discovered that he was talking about a large number of cellphones that he had tried to pretend to be security prisoners, eight phones, five phone keypads, 19 SIM cards and a memory card were found.

About a month before his arrest, the Arab met another person who suggested he smuggle the phones, with a total value of 20,000 NIS ($ 5,400), into the prison d & # 39; Ofer.