Security footage allegedly shows the Beit Shemesh attorney hugging the inmate and passing him a bag containing 30 suspected cocaine pills; she denies the allegations
A lawyer from Beit Shemesh was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trying to smuggle 30 pills believed to contain cocaine to an inmate during a prison visit.
The attorney, a resident of Beit Shemesh, was arrested following a joint operation by the Israel Police and the Israel Prison Service (IPS). [1]
The Incident: During a recent prison visit to an inmate being held in connection with a well-known fraud case, she allegedly hugged her client and secretly passed him a bag containing the pills.
- The Evidence: The transaction was recorded by the prison’s security cameras, and the suspected drugs were seized immediately following the visit. [1]
- The Investigation: The pills were sent to forensic labs for testing. Police interrogated both the attorney and the inmate, with the lawyer strongly denying the allegations. Authorities were expected to bring her before a court to request an extension of her detention. [1]
Deputy Commissioner Yossi Doron of the IPS stated that two lawyers have been arrested over a recent two-week span for allegedly exploiting their status to traffic drugs into prisons, calling the actions “crossing a red line”
