A Yashar party leader pointed to gunfire in the northern Negev and accused the government of failing to curb organized crime.
More than 30 Ecuadorian nationals were arrested on suspicion of belonging to a group authorities said had a direct connection to Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
Streets were left deserted across the resort city amid a retaliatory 'armed strike' following the killing of a top criminal gang commander.
Thirty-four suspects are targeted in a probe into alleged drug trafficking and extortion near the southern Italian city.
The US military reported intercepting and sinking a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which it said was connected to a criminal organization based in Ecuador.
Italian police arrested seven suspected mobsters in connection with the killing of Lazio ultra leader Fabrizio Piscitelli, known as Diabolik, allegedly ordered because he was 'too independent,' according to ANSA.
The European Court of Auditors reports that nearly one in 10 cigarettes in the bloc are produced illegally or smuggled, with organized crime driving a boom in clandestine manufacturing.