Border Police fighters from the Jerusalem Envelope and undercover Border Police units in Jerusalem uncovered an underground route near the village of A-Ram that was used to smuggle illegals from Judea and Samaria through existing sewer infrastructure. In an operation conducted overnight Monday, authorities arrested 32 illegal residents and four additional suspects accused of helping them cross.
1+The route was discovered as part of intelligence and operational activity by the Jerusalem Envelope Border Police. Following the discovery, fighters from the Northern Battalion of the Jerusalem Envelope Border Police, together with undercover Border Police units and forces from the Binyamin Brigade, moved to locate suspects who had used the underground passage.
The fighters found 32 illegals who had crossed through the route into Israeli territory in the Beit Hanina area, along with four suspects who allegedly helped them enter. All suspects were arrested and transferred for further handling and interrogation by the Investigation and Intelligence Division of the Jerusalem Envelope Border Police.
1+Following the discovery of the passage and the arrests, investigators opened additional inquiries to determine the circumstances of the route’s use, identify additional people involved, and prosecute the suspects to the fullest extent of the law.