Two Jerusalem haredi yeshiva students were arrested at Ben Gurion airport last week after they were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes into Israel from Moscow.
Two Haredi Yeshiva Students Busted Smuggling Cigarettes
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
Two Jerusalem haredi yeshiva students were arrested at Ben Gurion airport last week after they were caught trying to smuggle 293 packs of cigarettes into Israel from Moscow, Yeshiva world reported.
[The "packs" Yeshiva World is reporting are probably really cartons.]
Both students are citizens of Argentina. The intended to sell the cigarettes in Israel at a profit.
Both students were released on tens of thousands shekels bail, had their passports confiscated, and are prohibited from leaving Israel.
[Hat Tip: Burich.]