{"id":22749,"date":"2025-05-12T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=22749"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:46:56","slug":"man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Israel Tax Authority on Sunday detained Sharif Rabi, a resident of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem, on suspicion of smuggling 50 ounces of gold\u2014equivalent to 1.8 kilograms and valued at approximately NIS 1.5 million. Rabi had returned to Israel on a flight from Dubai and attempted to pass through the green customs lane without declaring the gold, which was hidden on his body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hidden in an Undershirt<\/strong><br \/>\nRabi raised the suspicion of customs authorities and was stopped for inspection by Unit 747 of the Israel Police\u2019s Ben Gurion Airport Division. A search revealed he was wearing a specially tailored undershirt with concealed pockets, designed to hide gold bars. Customs officers in the passenger terminal noticed the unusual garment and discovered the smuggled gold.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22752\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22752 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-80-768x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-80-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-80-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-80-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-80.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The undershirt used to conceal the gold | Credit: Israel Tax Authority Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Tax Evasion Attempt<\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing the discovery, the gold was confiscated, and Rabi was taken in for questioning by the Drug and Customs Enforcement Unit (YASAM) at Ben Gurion Airport. Authorities suspect that he attempted to bypass customs and avoid paying tax on the high-value cargo. The Rishon Lezion Magistrate\u2019s Court released him under restrictive conditions, but the investigation is ongoing to determine whether this was a solo operation or part of a broader smuggling network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expanding Screening Measures<\/strong><br \/>\nPolice emphasized that detecting suspicious behavior among travelers is crucial to preventing such smuggling attempts. Enforcement activities at Ben Gurion Airport are based on intelligence received from both domestic and international security sources. \u201cThe combination of intelligence and behavior profiling is key to success in the fight against smuggling,\u201d they noted.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation will continue to assess whether others were involved in this smuggling attempt or in similar incidents in the past. At the same time, authorities are considering expanding screening methods to counter increasingly sophisticated smuggling techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Customs officials at Ben Gurion Airport described the incident as unusual. A security official commented: \u201cSmugglers will try every possible method to sneak in valuable goods, but we are fully prepared for any scenario. In this case, the alertness of our teams prevented a significant smuggling attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 ounces of gold worth NIS 1.5 million were found on a suspect at Ben Gurion Airport. Police are investigating whether this was an organized smuggling operation or a private initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,6,2564],"tags":[5528,1676,4560,5530,5531,5526,1857,2636,5527,5529],"class_list":["post-22749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","category-security","category-travel","tag-airport-customs","tag-ben-gurion-airport","tag-border-security","tag-dubai-israel-travel","tag-economic-crime","tag-gold","tag-israel-police","tag-israel-tax-authority","tag-smuggling-prevention","tag-tax-evasion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"50 ounces of gold worth NIS 1.5 million were found on a suspect at Ben Gurion Airport. Police are investigating whether this was an organized smuggling operation or a private initiative.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-12T17:00:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-12T17:00:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/\"},\"wordCount\":364,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Airport Customs\",\"Ben Gurion Airport\",\"Border Security\",\"Dubai-Israel Travel\",\"Economic Crime\",\"Gold\",\"Israel Police\",\"Israel Tax Authority\",\"Smuggling Prevention\",\"Tax Evasion\"],\"articleSection\":[\"LEGAL\",\"SECURITY\",\"TRAVEL\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/\",\"name\":\"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion - REGA news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-12T17:00:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp\",\"width\":768,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"The seized gold bars | Credit: Israel Tax Authority Spokesperson\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\",\"name\":\"REGA news\",\"description\":\"Get used to hearing well\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"REGA news\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg\",\"width\":228.4,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"REGA news\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\",\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"By Rega News Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/author\/inonfar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion - REGA news","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion","og_description":"50 ounces of gold worth NIS 1.5 million were found on a suspect at Ben Gurion Airport. Police are investigating whether this was an organized smuggling operation or a private initiative.","og_url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/","og_site_name":"REGA news","article_published_time":"2025-05-12T17:00:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"By Rega News Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"By Rega News Staff","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/"},"author":{"name":"By Rega News Staff","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce"},"headline":"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion","datePublished":"2025-05-12T17:00:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/"},"wordCount":364,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp","keywords":["Airport Customs","Ben Gurion Airport","Border Security","Dubai-Israel Travel","Economic Crime","Gold","Israel Police","Israel Tax Authority","Smuggling Prevention","Tax Evasion"],"articleSection":["LEGAL","SECURITY","TRAVEL"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/","name":"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion - REGA news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp","datePublished":"2025-05-12T17:00:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-93.webp","width":768,"height":1024,"caption":"The seized gold bars | Credit: Israel Tax Authority Spokesperson"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/man-caught-smuggling-nis-1-5-million-in-gold-through-ben-gurion\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Man Caught Smuggling NIS 1.5 Million in Gold Through Ben Gurion"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/","name":"REGA news","description":"Get used to hearing well","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization","name":"REGA news","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg","width":228.4,"height":96,"caption":"REGA news"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce","name":"By Rega News Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"By Rega News Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/author\/inonfar\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22753,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749\/revisions\/22753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}