Border police at the Allenby Bridge have apprehended possibly the oldest smuggler alive–Hassan Abdul Karim, aged 91. The police said he had tried to bring cigarette paper into the West Bank from Jordan and then offered a bribe to the customs officer who nabbed him. Because of his age, Abdul Karim was released after a brief interrogation. He will be spared detention in a cell while awaiting trial.
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