drug trafficking
Interior Ministry: very dangerous criminal killed in shootout with police in Aswan
Egypt
March 8, 2022
Interior Ministry: very dangerous criminal killed in shootout with police in Aswan
The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced, on Tuesday, the death of a very dangerous criminal, and the arrest of two…
Egypt court sentences 8 Pakistanis, Iranian, and 2 Egyptian to death over drug smuggling
Egypt
September 5, 2021
Egypt court sentences 8 Pakistanis, Iranian, and 2 Egyptian to death over drug smuggling
The Red Sea Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced 10 defendants, including two Egyptians, to death for their involvement in smuggling…
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Middle East
June 4, 2021
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Syria bore witness to a tragic crime in which a mother self-induced a miscarriage and used the body to smuggle…
Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce
Lebanon said on Monday it hoped Saudi Arabia would reconsider a ban on its produce imposed over what Riyadh called…
Saudi court reduces Egyptian Ali Abu al-Qasim’s death sentence to 25 years in prison
Egypt
February 11, 2021
Saudi court reduces Egyptian Ali Abu al-Qasim’s death sentence to 25 years in prison
Egyptian engineer Ali Abu al-Qasim’s wife, Ibtisam Salameh, confirmed on Thursday that her husband’s death sentence was reduced to 25…
Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says
Middle East
January 19, 2021
Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says
AL-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq is tightening security along its 600 km (400 mile) border with Syria to curb the…
Police kill 4 wanted criminals during raid on ‘drug trafficking hotbed’
Egypt
March 9, 2020
Police kill 4 wanted criminals during raid on ‘drug trafficking hotbed’
Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Monday that four “wanted criminals” were killed after an exchange of fire in al-Manzala city,…
Egypt police arrest drug dealer attempting to launder LE265 million
Egypt
September 30, 2019
Egypt police arrest drug dealer attempting to launder LE265 million
The Anti-Drugs and Organized Crime Sector of Egypt’s Interior Ministry arrested an individual attempting to launder about LE265 million, the…
Egypt’s Police seize factory for manufacturing narcotics in Tanta
Egypt
September 17, 2019
Egypt’s Police seize factory for manufacturing narcotics in Tanta
Police forces in Tanta on Tuesday seized a factory for manufacturing narcotics and arrested two people in charge of the…
Brazilian city weary of crime
World
August 22, 2019
Brazilian city weary of crime
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It happens, on average, more than five times a day in Rio de Janeiro: Police…