ISRAEL: Four retirees arrested for international drug smuggling

Four Argentinian retirees arrested for smuggling drugs for Israeli ring TEL AVIV, Israel / Ha'aretz / February 20, 2009 By Yuval Goren Four Argentine retirees who made their way to the Netherlands and India from South America allegedly served as couriers in an international drug-smuggling ring thought headed by five Israelis. Although the retirees initially failed to arouse the suspicion of border police at airports around the world, the Argentines and all five of the Israelis have been arrested in recent weeks. An undercover operation lasting more than a year conducted by the Israel police and police departments in other countries found the couriers to have been a lot more than innocents abroad. The four were reportedly caught with large quantities of cocaine and hashish. © Copyright 2009 Haaretz