Officers from the Israel Police‘s Negev District found a stolen IDF shoulder-mounted anti-tank rocket launcher inside a vehicle that was allegedly used by criminal elements, Walla learned on Sunday.
This occurred during a police raid targeting a criminal dispute in Tel Sheva.
The officers found a vehicle containing a stolen M72 LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon), as well as flammable materials, allegedly intended to obscure evidence after the launcher was used.
Bomb disposal experts examined the LAW and verified that it was not armed or loaded.
Authorities seized the LAW for further evidentiary and forensic examination. Initial investigations suspect that it was prepared as part of Bedouin clan and gang warfare in Tel Sheva and the surrounding area.
Police seize ammunition cache in Rahat
Additional weapons linked with Bedouin clans were seized last week when officers from the Rahat Police Station and Border Police Southern National Guard officers seized 12 crates of stolen IDF ammunition, an M16 rifle, ammunition magazines, and other weapon accessories.
Four suspects were arrested following the seizures in Rahat.
