Israeli 'spy' was 'living the high life' at 5-star hotel, say sources


PETALING JAYA: The Israeli man who was arrested with a cache of firearms and bullets was living the high life here, sources claimed.

It is learnt that the suspect, who has been identified as 36-year-old Shalom Avitan, had entered the country on March 12 and was lodging in a five-star hotel on Jalan Ampang when he was arrested on Jalan Ampang on March 27.

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