London – Israeli Charedi Arrested In Airport Accused Of Drug Trafficking

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    Sniffer dogs at London AirportLondon – According to information obtained and verified by VIN News with London Authorities and the Court., Mr. I.A.Z. a 37-year-old charedi man from Israel was arrested early this week at Heathrow Airport on suspicions of drug smuggling. Early reports indicate he was caught upon arrival in London with seven kilograms (15 pounds) of cocaine in his possession which is alleged to have been strapped onto his body.

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    Mr. Z. who lives in one of the charedi towns near Jerusalem, traveled to Brazil last week and then continued to London.

    His arrest was discovered when his regular driver waited at the airport for hours, but Z. failed to arrive. The driver reported his absence to a well-known London askan, who soon learned that Z. had been taken into custody by local police. Since then rabbonim and askonim in London have been working to secure his release.

    Mr. Z. has a wife and children in Eretz Yisroel.


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    PMO
    PMO
    14 years ago

    Day after day more and more arrests.

    H” is telling is all something here. We must all work on ourselves. If you are committing crimes for any reason, just stop. There are other ways.

    Yaff80
    Yaff80
    14 years ago

    What was this guy thinking?
    Could he not have learnt his lesson from the three in Japan?
    By the Meraglim, Rashi says their sin was worse, by the fact that they did not learn from Mirriam who spoke Lashon Hara (Ra’u veloi lokchu Mussar).
    This guy, even if he was set up, is in the wrong. (The Torah says so)!!!!!!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    What I do not understand is why so much effort is being expended to try & free this man. 7 kilos is a drug trafficker. Strapped to his body, not even in a false bottom suitcase. So he really had full knowledge of what he was smuggling. What kind of spin are we going to put on this one. Im sure that someone soon will pull out the “anti-semite card. When will we learn to accept responsibilty for our actions.

    Loshon Hora
    Loshon Hora
    14 years ago

    Maybe Israel was the final destination, but no different. I would also like to point fingures accuse prosecute be judge & jury & pass a verdict of guilty & hand down a sentance.
    However all the evidence I have is this blog. BTW I don’t even know his name, I guess on that, I will just have to see what happens as the dust settles, and not point fingers & condem.
    Are people so desperate? Or are they trying to make a quick buck?
    Is it possible that some may have lost all in the stock market & are meyuashim, & looking for a way to make it back?
    On that note I really feel there was a lot of Goldman Sachs & government involvment in the market shake out, small retail investors & pension funds were robbed & worse. [JMHO] Some very high ups in the government were & are to balme, so they need a few Yidden & Rabbis to arrest.
    Unfortunatly this has happened throughout golus.
    Somone once showed me a quote from Reb MB Weissmandel, that it is possible that the Polish Yidden had a choiv to pay the Goyim, [seeing they were moreh heiter at hard times] & nebach paid with their money & lives where as the German Yidden who didn’t rely on those heterim, in spite of the rishus comming from their own country most got saved & many even saved all or part of their belongings.It was a footnote in an English printed yiddishe book.

    professor
    professor
    14 years ago

    Askonim should not try to procure his release. Drugs lead to addiction and death. If he is guilty, he is arguably a rodef. Do not waste community tzedakah on those kinds of people. Let the system make an example out of him.
    Additionally, this adds fuel to the arguement that children need to learn an honest parnassah-which of course was always obvious.

    OH well.....
    OH well.....
    14 years ago

    Maybe he fell asleep and did not realize he had 15 pounds of cocaine strapped to him. Lets judge him fairly………the bottom line is, do not smuggle. Enough trying to make quick cash, start working honestly and set a good example for your family and the rest of the world.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    let him sit in jail !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    we are enough on the headlines in the past few days
    enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Velvel
    Velvel
    14 years ago

    We don’t need a Yidish version of “Locked up Abroad.”

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    I don’t know where the story that askanim are trying to free him comes from. The case will have to go through the due process in the courts. Askanim are looking after his welfare. Yisroel af al pi shechoto – yisroel hu!

    cub fan
    cub fan
    14 years ago

    well here we go again another mot arrested and of course some will say he is not guilty of any crime he was just trying to feed his family, where are the rabbi’s major organizations to come out and say enough is enough maybe adds in major papers will open some eyes, have an easy fast

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    he should be put in a hospitas for sick people for doing this

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    whats wrong with working like everyone else? get a 9-5 job and feed your family!!!

    mrs boro parker
    mrs boro parker
    14 years ago

    He has a wife and EIGHT children in Israel…. desperate perhaps?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    People doing those thing are herting klal isreal we have to understand when
    a chridi jew is dealing drugs or simmalair unleagal busness it goes in the press
    big time look only last week the press was full almost only with rabbis arrestet
    not with the mayers or the other polititinns so we have a risponsibility to do kosher busness we live in countrays that any legal bisness is pormitet to any jew why do
    we have to do this kind of busness

    Shlomo
    Shlomo
    14 years ago

    We might soon go back to the days where we have to open our tfellin batim when we travel to show customs that there are no drugs inside

    Someone says
    Someone says
    14 years ago

    The high standard of living of the chareidim is the problem. Everybody suffers here in a chain reaction from rent to food. Nobody cares for the other, just for their pockets. Charging high rents, creating problems for new couples who just start out. Forcing them to go for Govt. subsidies, but they can’t get approved since there are no slots in the neighborhood. High standard of wedding halls and furniture.
    Chareidim, RETHINK YOUR ACTIONS, SO YOU WILL SAVE FROM CHILUL HASHEM.

    yankel
    yankel
    14 years ago

    This is far different than the boys in Japan. This man knew that what he was strapping to his body was something illegal. Does he deserve any help from the community?