The most-wanted criminal gang leader from Israel, Yaniv Ben Simon, has been arrested by South African police on Thursday.
According to reports, Simon and seven other members of the criminal organization Abergil were captured in a Johannesburg suburb.
A South African police statement said the 46-year-old Israeli has been on Interpol’s red notice list since 2015 as he was wanted in Israel for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder.
The authorities, however, are not revealing the suspect’s identity until he appears in court, which is expected within 48 hours, but several reports including The Times of Israel revealed him.
The police seized five assault rifles, seven pistols, $40,000 and three suspected stolen motorcycles during the raid.
