The 46-year-old gang leader is attached to a criminal group called the Abergil Organisation and has been on Interpol’s Red Notice list since 2015, police said in a statement.

A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.

“According to Israeli authorities, the suspect is part of a notorious gang dealing in drug trafficking, extortion and other criminal activities,” the statement read, mentioning two incidents where the suspect allegedly placed bombs under and above a victim’s vehicle.

“During an early morning take-down operation, the team pounced on an identified address in Bryanston and found the suspect and seven others, as well as 12 firearms including five assault rifles, seven pistols and US$40,000,” the police statement added.