Itzhak Abergil, center, is escorted at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. The State Department once listed him as one of the 40 biggest importers of illegal drugs into the United States. (January 12, 2011)
Two Israeli Mob brothers reputedly at the head of one of Israel’s most powerful organized crime families, were en route to the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking and racketeering charges for their alleged roles in a massive Los Angeles-based Ecstasy ring, authorities said. Writes Batsheva Sobelman and Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
Itzhak and Meir Abergil are accused of recruiting members of the Vineland Boyz street gang to distribute tens of thousands of doses of Ecstasy throughout Southern California, and to provide security for the Abergil organization, which allegedly included fatally shooting a man who tried to steal a shipment of the drugs. The State Department once listed Itzhak Abergil as one of the 40 biggest importers of illegal drugs into the U.S.. Read more Click here: Israelis extradited: Two brothers heading to U.S. on drug, racketeering charges – latimes.com
