{"id":114458,"date":"2025-10-16T01:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=114458"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:23:56","slug":"smuggling-illegal-migrants-chases-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/smuggling-illegal-migrants-chases-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Smuggling Illegal Migrants – Chases in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The roads leading into Jerusalem have in recent days become a tense stage between police forces and young drivers seeking quick profit by transporting Palestinians without permits. Behind the wheel are mostly men in their twenties \u2013 some from East Jerusalem, others from the north or south of Israel \u2013 all willing to take the risk. The outcome: dangerous chases, traffic collisions, and innocent motorists caught in a drama they never asked to join. One driver admitted receiving around 300 shekels for each passenger he smuggled.<\/p>\n

Highway 38 \u2013 Crash Ends With Overturned Car<\/h3>\n

On Highway 38 near Beit Shemesh, a routine smuggling attempt turned into a reckless chase. A 19-year-old driver from Rahat refused to stop, crossed a solid line, ran a red light and sped along the shoulder. The chase ended when he crashed into two vehicles \u2013 one overturned in the middle of the road, leaving its driver moderately injured, while another driver suffered light wounds. The suspect and his three illegal passengers were taken for questioning.<\/p>\n

Highway 431 \u2013 Cash and a Young Smuggler<\/h3>\n

During an operation by Beit Shemesh detectives on Highway 431, police stopped a car carrying four illegal migrants. The driver, a resident of East Jerusalem, had tens of thousands of shekels in cash hidden in his possession. Investigators suspect the money was paid to him as smuggling fees. Police intend to request forfeiture of the funds as illicit proceeds.<\/p>\n

(TikTok arrest \u2013 218 km\/h near Jerusalem<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ramot Neighborhood \u2013 Ride With a Fixed Fare<\/h3>\n

In northern Jerusalem, police patrol officers in Ramot stopped a young man from northern Israel after he picked up five illegal migrants near Dahiyat al-Barid junction. The investigation revealed a structured arrangement: fixed pick-up point, known destination and clear payment per passenger. All suspects were transferred for interrogation, with police stressing that the crackdown on such activities will continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the past week, drivers transporting illegal migrants in Jerusalem were arrested, causing accidents \u2013 but what payment per passenger?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":114452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"9320","_seopress_titles_title":"Smuggling Illegal Migrants - Chases in Jerusalem","_seopress_titles_desc":"In the past week, drivers transporting illegal migrants in Jerusalem were arrested, causing accidents \u2013 but what payment per passenger?","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10327,9319,9314],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-114458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking","8":"category-jerusalem-updates","9":"category-main-item"},"acf":{"subtitle":"In the past week, drivers transporting illegal migrants in Jerusalem were arrested, causing accidents \u2013 but what payment per passenger?"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}