Security and Crime

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  • Defendant sentenced to life, 14 to 15 years in jail over US embassy incidents

    Date: 2020-02-20 12:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:8320215

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - The High State Security Emergency Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a defendant to life in prison for his involvement in violence incidents in the vicinity of the US embassy in Cairo. He was convicted of committing murder ....

  • Six people arrested for forging official documents

    Date: 2020-02-17 16:24:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:8316121

    CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) arrested on Monday a six-member gang on charges of forging official documents. Investigations carried out by the ACA revealed that six people, including three officials at the ....

  • Prisons sector okays transfer of 21 inmates to prisons nearer to families

    Date: 2020-02-17 13:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:8315685

    CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's prisons sector Monday approved - in a humanitarian gesture - the relocation of 21 inmates to prions close to the residence of their relatives. The move falls within the framework of the prions sector's ....

  • Customs authorities foil attempt to smuggle 3 spy drones

    Date: 2020-02-16 21:49:15 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:74 - ID:8314932

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Cairo International Airport’s customs authorities on Sunday thwarted an attempt to smuggle 3 spy drones and banned toys. The authorities inspected the suitcase of an Egyptian passenger coming from Washington after he was ....

  • Security campaigns launched nationwide to arrest outlaws, fugitives

    Date: 2020-02-12 18:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:68 - ID:8309532

    CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Security bodies seized 216 guns and 372 unlicensed motorcycles during security campaigns launched nationwide over the past 24 hours to arrest outlaws and fugitives. The campaigns also resulted in recording 255 drug ....

  • Interior Ministry foils smuggling of 4 tons of cannabis into country

    Date: 2020-02-12 12:25:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:8308763

    CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry thwarted an attempt to smuggle four tons of cannabis into the country, in one of the strongest ever security strikes against drug smugglers. Information provided by the Interior Ministry's ....

  • Interior Ministry: 17 terrorists gunned down in shootout with policemen in Arish

    Date: 2020-02-11 16:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:62 - ID:8307830

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Seventeen terrorist elements were killed in an exchange of fire with police forces in Obeidat district in Arish, North Sinai, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry added that a tip-off provided ....

  • Security source denies arrest of Italian national

    Date: 2020-02-09 05:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:1 - ID:8303561

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - A security source denied on Sunday media reports talking about the arrest of an Italian national. The source stressed that the arrested man was an Egyptian and was identified as Patrick George Michel Zaki Soliman. The ....

  • Police arrest 2 drug dealers in Qalyubia governorate

    Date: 2020-02-08 18:35:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:8303233

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Police forces on Saturday rounded up two criminals in Qalyubia for manufacturing large quantities of Strox for distribution purposes. The drug dealers were caught in Shubra El Kheima district with 14 kilograms Strox, one ....

  • Two drug dealers arrested in Suez

    Date: 2020-02-08 14:46:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:8303096

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Police forces on Saturday arrested two criminals in Suez city over drug trafficking. The two were apprehended with 650 kilograms of cannabis (bango) in possession. All legal procedures against the two were taken. ....

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