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Interior Ministry: 228 inmates pardoned, 314 released on parole
Date: 2019-08-23 13:33:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:8074088
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry announced that 228 inmates were finally pardoned while 314 others were released on parole on the occasion of Eidul Adha. The move was taken in accordance with presidential decree no. 351/2019, the ....
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More than 5,000 traffic violations recorded over past 24 hours
Date: 2019-08-22 17:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:8073260
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Ministry of Interior's traffic directorate recorded more than 5,000 traffic violations over the past 24 hours, including 2,443 breaches of speed limits. The violations were recorded during security campaigns launched ....
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Court sets Sept. 2 to issue verdict on Ansar Beit El Maqdis case
Date: 2019-08-18 15:07:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:57 - ID:8067475
CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday set a September 2 session to issue verdict in the trial of 213 defendants of "Ansar Beit El Maqdis" militant group for being involved in 54 terrorist crimes against Egyptian police troops and ....
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Attempt to smuggle narcotics foiled at Cairo Airport
Date: 2019-08-16 14:33:08 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:8065349
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) – Cairo International Airport authorities foiled on Friday an attempt to smuggle narcotics, including Cannabis and marijuana, security sources at the airport said. The narcotics were found in a foreign passenger’s ....
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24 arrested for illegal possession of firearms in wide-scale security campaigns over past 24 hours
Date: 2019-08-15 11:38:06 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:28 - ID:8064093
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Security authorities across the nation have arrested 24 people with 28 different types of unlicensed firearms in their possession. The arrests were made in wide-scale security campaigns launched over the past 24 hours to ....
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2 persons arrested in Cairo for possessing hashish
Date: 2019-08-15 11:31:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:27 - ID:8064108
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Two persons have been arrested for possessing hashish in Cairo. Police stopped the two while they were traveling in their car with 1,340 kilograms of hashish, a sum of money and two cell phones. The two men admitted that ....
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More than 4,000 traffic violations recorded over past 24 hours
Date: 2019-08-13 20:32:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:8062690
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Ministry of Interior's traffic directorate recorded more than 4,000 traffic violations over the past 24 hours, including 2,082 breaches of speed limits. The violations were recorded during security campaigns launched ....
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30 people arrested for illegal possession of firearms
Date: 2019-08-13 15:15:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:24 - ID:8062448
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Public security authorities apprehended 30 people on charges of possessing unlicensed firearms in various parts of the country. This came during coordinated intensive security campaigns to crack down on outlaws and the ....
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Four Arab nationals arrested over drug-trafficking charges
Date: 2019-08-13 14:28:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:23 - ID:8062447
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's anti-narcotics department in Giza governorate held five criminal elements, including four Arab nationals, over drug-trafficking charges. The general anti-narcotics department tracked the activities ....
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Bid to smuggle 4,000 narcotic bills into Egypt foiled
Date: 2019-08-11 15:13:40 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:30 - ID:8060797
CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Security forces thwarted on Sunday a plot by a foreign passenger to smuggle 4,000 ecstasy pills worth EGP 2.5 million into Egypt via Cairo International Airport. All legal procedures were taken against the arrestee. ....
