The smugglers have been busy since Israel turned over control of the Egyptian border to the Palestinian Authority: Egypt uncovers explosives near border. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

Egyptian security forces recently uncovered 1.5 tons of TNT explosives near the border with Israel.

A report on the discovery was relayed to Israel while an investigation into the matter has been launched by Egypt in a bid to discover who hid the huge quantity of explosives in the area.

Egyptian police officers uncovered the TNT about two kilometers (about 1.2 miles) south of the Kerem Shalom crossing. The explosives were placed in about 30 bags, which were promptly confiscated by police and removed from the area by trucks.

Security officials in Israel believe the explosives were earmarked for terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Officials believe some explosives may have already been transferred into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing or via another route.

In the past, terror groups made use of large quantities of explosives in underground tunnels used to carry out large-scale bombing attacks.

However, the explosives are also used to produce bombs and Qassam rockets.