Tira police station officers, in conjunction with civilian enforcement agencies, conducted a large-scale economic enforcement operation yesterday (Wednesday), led by the Central District Attorney's Office, against businesses in the city - suspected of economic offenses and financing criminal elements.
During raids on several targets, over 1.8 million NIS in cash was seized, along with various types of foreign currency, including approximately 19,000 dollars, thousands of euros, and Jordanian dinars.
In addition, documents and financial means, a substance suspected of being hashish, and three forklifts were seized for confiscation purposes.
As part of the activity, the Food Service at the Ministry of Health uncovered a factory that operated without a production license and without a business license, including storing and marketing carbonated beverages from an unknown source and under difficult sanitary conditions that could endanger public health.
Seizure warrants were issued for the goods and the business owner was summoned for a hearing before the goods were destroyed and the business was closed.
In addition, three illegal residents of Judea and Samaria were located at the beverage factory, who were suspected of being employed and exploited there under aggravating circumstances.
At the end of the investigation, indictments and requests for detention until the end of the proceedings were filed against the business owner, for employing and harboring the three, as well as against the three illegal residents.
Today, the commander of the Central District, Superintendent Amir Cohen, signed an administrative closure order for the factory for 30 days under the Entry into Israel Law.
Further inspections by enforcement agencies revealed serious safety deficiencies, along with fundamental deficiencies in bookkeeping and suspected violations of the law to reduce the use of cash.
Following the findings, stop-work orders were issued to two businesses and enforcement and investigation procedures were initiated.
