Approximately half a kilogram (1.1 pounds) of a substance suspected of being cocaine was seized from a kindergarten teacher from central Israel and another suspect. Both were arrested by Jerusalem District police on suspicion of trafficking narcotics.
Police detectives observed the suspects in a shopping center during the afternoon, and they aroused suspicion. The officers stopped the suspects for an inspection, and a search of their belongings revealed a substance suspected to be cocaine weighing about half a kilogram – an amount not for personal use – and a large sum of cash.
The suspects, residents of central Israel in their 30s, were arrested by police detectives. To their surprise, it was discovered that the female suspect works as a kindergarten teacher. The pair was brought in for questioning at the offices of the Jerusalem District Police's Youth Exposure Unit. On Tuesday, the suspects will be brought before the court again for a hearing on the police's request to extend their detention to complete further investigative actions.
The police commented "The Israel Police continues its activity against offenses of growing, distributing, and trafficking drugs, while locating those involved and bringing them to justice."
