Israeli gang leader arrested in Johannesburg
Israeli gang leader and seven others arrested in Bryanston, in Johannesburg.
Interpol South Africa conducted an operation in Bryanston, in the north of Johannesburg, on November 17, 2022, and arrested a wanted Israeli gang leader and seven others and seized 12 firearms, including five assault rifles, seven pistols, $40,000, and three suspected stolen motorcycles.
Colonel Athlenda Mathe, a spokeswoman for the South African National Police, stated that Israeli authorities said that the suspect is a member of a notorious gang that deals in drug trafficking, extortion, and other crimes.
The police said that the suspect was involved in a previous incident in Israel where he placed a bomb under the vehicle of a victim. As a result of the explosion, five people sustained serious injuries.
The police spokesperson said that the suspect had been under Interpol’s Red Notice since 2015. “He is a wanted suspect in Israel for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder,” she said.
