French Consulate Employee Entering The West Bank Arrested With 52 Kg In Gold Bars, Nearly $2 Million In Checks, Hundreds Of Cell Phones And 500 Kg Of Tobacco.

Photo: More than 150kg of gold, mainly in solid bars, were found in the diplomatic vehicle.

French Consulate Employee Arrested Smuggling Goods Into West Bank -- France24/AFP

Israeli officials arrested an employee of the French consulate in Jerusalem on Tuesday as he tried to cross from Jordan into the West Bank with some 152 kg in gold bars, nearly $2 million in checks and 500 kg of tobacco.

Israeli customs officials on Tuesday arrested a French consulate employee carrying nearly $2 million in checks, 152 kg in gold bars and a half ton of tobacco as he tried to cross between Jordan and the West Bank in a diplomatic vehicle, a French source confirmed to FRANCE 24.

Intrigued by the smell of tobacco, Israeli officials asked the man if they could search his car. He refused, explaining that his diplomatic plates were registered at the French consulate in Jerusalem and that he possessed a service passport – an official document issued by the French authorities that indicates he is a member of the consular staff but which does not serve as a diplomatic passport.

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My Comment: And the French government is denying any responsibility ..... OK ....