An Israeli fugitive, described as the country’s most wanted gang leader, has been arrested in South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, He was arrested together with seven others during an early morning house raid, according to a police statement…
The 46-year-old man is believed to be connected to a criminal organisation in Israel called the Abergil Organisation. The gang is said to deal in drug trafficking, extortion and other criminal activities, The suspect has been on Interpol’s wanted list since 2015 and hid out in South Africa for several years, Mathe said. Seven others were arrested in the raid, according to the statement.
He is wanted in Israel for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder, South African police seized five assault rifles, seven pistols and three suspected stolen motorcycles during the raid.
According to Israeli authorities, the suspect is wanted for incidents in 2003 and 2004. He is accused of placing an explosive bomb underneath a vehicle of a man in Israel on two separate occasions. As a result of the first explosion, five people sustained serious injuries but all survived.
