Police respond to Ashdod gunfire, seize cocaine and illegal weapons in overnight raids

ByMAYA ZANGER-NADISJULY 30, 2026 11:50Shots were reportedly fired outside an event hall in Ashdod overnight on Wednesday, according to police. No injuries or deaths were reported.Police did not provide additional details, adding only that forensic scientists collected evidence at the scene for the investigation into the incident and that the shooting was criminal in nature rather than a terror attack. The event took place outside Ashdod's Troya Garden event hall, according to Israeli media. One burst of seven shots was fired at the scene, Israel's Channel 12 News reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The bullets shattered the upper windows at the hall's entrance, according to Ynet.The suspects escaped arrest, and police are working to identify them, Ynet reported.Cocaine, bath salts, and ecstasy confiscated in Holon drug raidA few hours later, early on Thursday morning, police arrested a 45-year-old resident of Holon on suspicion of drug trafficking following a police raid on a warehouse in the city. A wide variety of illegal drugs, seen in this video, were confiscated from a Holon resident by police on July 29, 2026 (CREDIT: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT).During the raid, police seized roughly 6.7 kg of cocaine, 2.5 kg of a synthetic cathinone drug called "Doctor," which is similar to bath salts, 673 grams of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (some in the form of MDMA and some in the form of ecstasy tablets), 55 grams of hashish, and over 8 kg of an unidentified liquid which is suspected to be another drug. Security forces continue initiative to combat Arab sector crimeOn Wednesday, Border Police made two arrests and seized several illegal weapons during raids in the Arab towns of Kafr Kanna and Rana as part of the ongoing police initiative to reduce Arab sector violent crime. The two suspects arrested were a 24-year-old from Kafr Kanna and a 19-year-old resident of Rana, and police noted that among the weapons seized were FN and Glock handguns.Follow us on Google