Israel Police arrested five suspects in an illegal crypto operation on Monday, along with the confiscation of weapons, drugs, and cash.

According to a police spokesperson, the National Cyber Crime Unit of Lahav 433 has been conducting a covert investigation over the last few months into an illegal cryptocurrency financial service, as well as suspected possession of illegal weaponry.

On Monday, police raided the homes and office of the suspects in Rishon Lezion. There, they arrested the five suspects, aged 30-50, and took them in for interrogation.

During the raid, police located around 80,000 shekels in cash, as well as guns, stun grenades, plastic explosives, ammunition, and a substance suspected to be cocaine.

The explosive materials were…