Hey now. Isn't it more likely that the cops spent months preparing this sting, caught the suspect red handed and arrested him, got a confession from the suspect in an interview, and everyone involved just honestly completely forgot to take his passport or impose any sort of travel restrictions?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-israeli-cyber-official-...
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-865532
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/19/how-was-an-alleged-...