weapons smuggling
Security forces foil weapons smuggling attempt
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Security forces foil weapons smuggling attempt
Security forces on Tuesday managed to foil an attempt by four smugglers to bring heavy weapons into the country, an…
Police find prohibited firearms, ammunition northeast of Cairo
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Police find prohibited firearms, ammunition northeast of Cairo
Authorities found a large amount of ammunition, heavy-weapon projectiles and rocket-propelled grenades on a mountainous route in Fayed, located northeast…
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing
Security forces have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large number of weapons into the Mediterranean resort of Marsa Matrouh.…
Security forces seize weapons near Marsa Matrouh
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Security forces seize weapons near Marsa Matrouh
Security services seized several kinds of weapons in a desert area located 30 kilometers from Marsa Matrouh Governorate, state-run news…
Lebanon seizes smuggled ammunition picked up in Alexandria
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Lebanon seizes smuggled ammunition picked up in Alexandria
Lebanese authorities have seized 60,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in two cars on an Italian container ship docked at Lebanon’s…
Saudi paper alleges that Egypt suspects Iranian funding for Sinai weapons smuggling
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Saudi paper alleges that Egypt suspects Iranian funding for Sinai weapons smuggling
The London-based newspaper Asharq al-Awsat quoted an Egyptian security source on Monday as saying that Iran is possibly funding the…
Three British citizens found with weapons on Suez-bound yacht
Egypt
April 19, 2012
Three British citizens found with weapons on Suez-bound yacht
Hurghada Airport security apprehended three British citizens with firearms in a yacht heading for Suez Port coming from Jeddah, Saudi…
Report: Israeli forces kill infiltrator at Sinai border
Egypt
March 16, 2012
Report: Israeli forces kill infiltrator at Sinai border
Israeli military forces killed one and injured three individuals trying to cross into Israel from Egypt Thursday night, Israeli news…
Israelis, Ukrainian convicted of arms smuggling
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Israelis, Ukrainian convicted of arms smuggling
Two Israelis and a Ukrainian were sentenced to life in prison by an Egyptian court on Monday on charges of…
Weapons smuggled into Egypt from Libya increase
World
March 5, 2012
Weapons smuggled into Egypt from Libya increase
Egyptian security officials say thousands of weapons are being smuggled into the country across the Libyan border. They said residents…