JERUSALEM, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) on Thursday announced that it had thwarted the smuggling of 7,000 9mm caliber bullets destined for the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip.
The bullets were seized after arriving from abroad at the Ashdod Port in southern Israel by customs inspectors in cooperation with the ITA's national cargo detection center, the ITA said in a statement.
The bullets, intended for a Gazan importer, were found hidden inside rolls of insulation material, which were stored inside a container with various household products, it noted.
Using advanced detection means, customs inspectors were able to identify the bullets, it said.
Cooperation between the detection center and customs inspectors in Ashdod in the past led to the detection of several attempts to smuggle ammunition and raw materials for the munitions industry in Gaza, the ITA said. ■
