Border Police will crack down on agricultural theft, vows Ohana

• Published date: 15 March 2021
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Date: 15 March 2021

The announcement is to be made at a special conference focusing on agricultural theft in the Negev and Galilee, Israel Hayom reported.

Ohana is expected to outline at the conference a number of steps to combat agricultural theft, based on plans drawn up following the decision in 2017 by then-police chief Ron Alsheich to transfer responsibility for agricultural crimes from Israel Police to the Border Police, who will work in conjunction with local police units.

The shift in policy did not result in any significant changes in enforcement till now, however, with surveys of farmers indicating no...