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Israel Police Use Instagram to Catch a Smuggler

By Gldmeier @gldmeier
According to a news report on INN, the police caught somebody smuggling expensive watches into the country to sell... all because he posted a picture on Instagram!
During Pesach, this fellow stayed in a hotel in Eilat. Police raided the hotel looking for him for tax evasion.
Israel police use Instagram to catch a smuggler
The main source of information that led police to him was the above  picture he had posted on Instagram of himself holding the watches by the hotel in Eilat.
I am impressed that the police are using social media to aid them in their work - not  just in disseminating information, but also in catching criminals. Be careful what you post online - especially if it is about illegal activities you are involved in... 
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