One of the 40 biggest importer of illegal drugs into the United States has been arrested in Israel and faces extradition.

From the LA Times:

Suspected Israeli mobsters employed members of the Vineland Boyz, a San Fernando Valley gang, to distribute tens of thousands of Ecstasy pills throughout Los Angeles, provide security and gun down an Encino man who allegedly tried to steal a drug shipment from them, according to a federal indictment unsealed Sunday.

Itzhak Abergil, allegedly one of the most powerful crime bosses in Israel, was arrested Sunday in the Israeli city of Bat Yam on racketeering charges brought by the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles, where he is due to be extradited.

The State Department has listed Abergil as one of the 40 biggest importers of illegal drugs to the United States.

Los Angeles police and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the U.S. attorney’s office, have been investigating Ecstasy trafficking by Israeli crime syndicates for years and have racked up a series of big arrests. But Abergil, 39, has long been the ultimate target, law enforcement sources said.

“The Abergil Family was among the most powerful crime families in Israel,” the indictment says.

Ecstasy is a $16.07 billion market worldwide.