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Confiscated blocks of hashish in a separate police raid. (Archives) Last update - 18:20 10/04/2008 Three Israelis nabbed in U.K. in one of world's largest hash raids By Haaretz Service Tags: Morocco, hashish, drug raids  Three Israelis were arrested on Wednesday at the Southampton port in Britain on suspicion of trying to smuggle over six tons of hashish, according to reports revealed on Wednesday. Police have called this one of the world's largest hash raids. Apparently, the drugs were purchased for hundreds of thousands of dollars and were expected to sell for some $15 million. According to the suspicions, the three Israelis obtained the hash in Morocco and brought it with them to the British coast on a ship carrying Israeli and foreign sailors. Advertisement The police have been on the trail of these three suspects for the last year and a half. The suspects were identified as Hazi Serbero, 57, Moshe Kaidar, 81, and Mordechai Hirsch, 67. Serbero is suspected of smuggling the illicit drugs on Kaidar's ship with Hirsch's assistance. Five others are suspected of involvement in the crime - four of the Pakistani nationals and the fifth from the Balkans. Related articles: New anti-drug campaign equates smoking pot with terrorism Drug boomerang Court approves sentence issued in U.S. against mob boss Rosenstein Bookmark to del.icio.us   Security.com Shin Bet is reaching out to English and Arabic worlds with new web sites. Obama's blunder As Penn. primary approaches, Clinton has latched on to 'values' remarks by Obama.   1.   Arabs,Jews Co-Op 18:31  |  Arab Guy 10/04/08   2.   Expect a long sentence for so large a quantity of drugs 19:25  |  Clickfool 10/04/08   3.   to clickfool - a non subject 19:39  |  Charles 10/04/08   4.   Legalize it, Israel 20:01  |  Awake 10/04/08   5.   So hashish is legal in Muslim Morocco? 20:36  |  Genuine Tosefta 10/04/08   6.   For Awake, on legalisation of hashish # 4 20:36  |  Clickfool 10/04/08   7.   Hashish 21:04  |  Reemster 10/04/08   8.   Thanks Clickfool...but no thanks. 21:05  |  Awake 10/04/08   9.   Clickfool - Forgot to add my own link 21:07  |  Awake 10/04/08   10.   # 6 to the sour man 21:11  |  Reemster 10/04/08   11.   Well done Britain!! 21:15  |  Silvienne 10/04/08   12.   Israelis nabbed in UK for drugs 21:16  |  Richard Treadway 10/04/08   13.   Israelis nabbed for drugs 21:18  |  Richard Treadway 10/04/08   14.   I here they are being held at Belmarsh Prison 21:24  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/04/08   15.   I here they are being held at Belmarsh Prison 21:24  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/04/08   16.   Clickschmuck, how come 21:30  |  Chris 10/04/08   17.   Never too late for high stakes... 22:02  |  Oldie 10/04/08   18.   Hashhish As Well? 22:52  |  Yaakov Sullivan 10/04/08   19.   smoke it you will here donkeys talk,, 23:04  |  billy jack 10/04/08   20.   #8 Sullivan - you`re just jealous 23:47  |  * BEN JABO 10/04/08   21.   Arab Guy. right on! 00:10  |  Akiva P 11/04/08   22.   Pensioners, Prison and Pot. What a blast.. 01:39  |  Stephen. 11/04/08   23.   Sully 01:58  |  Jeff 11/04/08   24.   IT`S AN NEVER ENDING WAR WITH THESE JEW HATERS 03:20  |  HAL TRIPP 11/04/08   25.   @6 - Clickfool 04:12  |  NORML supporter 11/04/08   26.   #12, Hal Tripp...ah, these "Jew haters"...? 04:19  |  Silvienne 11/04/08   27.   #14 Hal Tripp - Don`t mind #16 05:46  |  * BEN JABO 11/04/08   28.   Hash for coexistence 09:29  |  Slibovitz 11/04/08   29.   #28 Slibovitz - Hash isn`t harmless 01:11  |  * BEN JABO 12/04/08   30.   reply to #24 21:06  |  solly 12/04/08   31.   3 Israelis in custody 16:24  |  marty wise 13/04/08   32.   Three are extremely lucky 01:55  |  * BEN JABO 14/04/08   33.   Jews head of worldwide drug trade 06:50  |  RJames 15/04/08

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