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Israeli gang leader arrested in SA attached to Abergil Organisation─── 13:37 Fri, 18 Nov 2022
A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 46-year-old Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal organisation in Israel.
The wanted fugitive has been arrested together with seven others at a house in Bryanston. The Israeli gang leader has been on Interpol’s Red Notice from 2015.
The 46-year-old Israeli fugitive, described as the country’s “most wanted” gang leader was expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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His seven co-accused will be appearing in the dock on Monday.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, said: “Today, only the Israeli is in court for extradition proceedings to begin.”
#sapsHQ A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested Israeli’s most #wanted gang leader and seven others in Bryanston this morning. MLhttps://t.co/QGTsT0KaHC pic.twitter.com/04lceioJi8
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He is a wanted suspect in Israel for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder and is attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called the ‘Abergil Organisation’.
According to Israeli authorities, the suspect is part of a notorious gang dealing in drug trafficking, extortion, and other criminal activities.
In 2003 and 2004, the suspect allegedly placed an explosive bomb underneath a vehicle of a man in Israel in two separate incidents. As a result of the first explosion, five people sustained serious injuries.
In the second incident, the suspect attempted to do the same with the same victim, where he placed a bomb on top of a vehicle. In this incident, three people sustained serious injuries.
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WATCH: A 46-year-old Israeli gang leader was arrested along with seven others at a home in Bryanston, Johannesburg, on Thursday morning. For more on this story, read @ScrollaAfrica
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During an early morning operation, the team pounced on an address in Bryanston and found the suspect and seven others.
Twelve firearms including five assault rifles and seven pistols, 40 000 US dollars and three suspected stolen motorcycles were seized.
