Security and Crime

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  • Police officer killed, 2 policemen wounded by gunmen in Nozah

    Date: 2019-04-07 10:13:20 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:23 - ID:7885400

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - A policeman was killed and two soldiers were wounded by gunmen on Sunday in Nozah district, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry. The driver of the police vehicle was also killed in the shooting. While ....

  • Bid to help 13 illegal immigrants travel abroad foiled

    Date: 2019-04-06 17:44:46 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:7884718

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry’s anti-illegal immigration and human trafficking department on Saturday foiled an attempt to help 13 illegal immigrants travel abroad. The organizer of the smuggling operation was arrested and ....

  • Interior Ministry: 131 inmates pardoned, 403 released on parole nationwide

    Date: 2019-04-05 14:23:58 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:43 - ID:7883042

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry announced that 131 inmates were pardoned while 403 others were released on parole on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of Police Day. The move was taken in accordance with presidential decree no. ....

  • Interior ministry: Over 2 tons of drugs seized before entering country

    Date: 2019-04-04 11:23:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:31 - ID:7881131

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - A gang was arrested while attempting to smuggle more than 2 tons of narcotics worth over EGP 2 billion inside the country from the Red Sea. The Interior Ministry's department for drug and crime fighting cooperated with the ....

  • PG: 6 persons referred to urgent trial over murder-robbery of Kuwaiti citizen

    Date: 2019-04-04 11:03:52 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:30 - ID:7881184

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Prosecutor General Nabil Sadeq referred on Thursday six suspects for urgent trial over the murder and robbery of a Kuwaiti citizen. In a statement on Thursday, the Prosecutor General's office said that the Prosecution's ....

  • Interior Ministry cracks EGP 50 million money laundering case

    Date: 2019-03-28 14:04:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:45 - ID:7870404

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - The Public Funds Unit at the Interior Ministry cracked an EGP 50 million money laundering case. The unit received information that a group of people has been carrying out criminal activities for years and laundering the ....

  • Two criminals killed, one arrested in exchange of fire with police in Alexandria

    Date: 2019-03-21 15:16:40 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:48 - ID:7859157

    CAIRO Mach 21 (MENA) - Alexandria security forces managed on Thursday to kill two criminals and arrest a third in an exchange of fire with police. A Grenov gun, two automatic rifles and a big quantity of ammunition were found in the possession of ....

  • Drug addict opens fire at passersby in Giza

    Date: 2019-03-19 22:00:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:90 - ID:7856550

    CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - A drug addict opened fire at passersby after a quarrel with his wife in Ausim district in northern Giza. The 36-year old man, who is notorious for drug addiction, grabbed a gun after he quarreled with his wife and ....

  • Man remanded in custody on charges of driving while drunk

    Date: 2019-03-19 18:26:25 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:7856314

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 19 (MENA) – Alexandria prosecutors remanded a man in custody pending investigations on charges of driving a car while drunk, which led to killing a person and wounding four others. The driver of the car had escaped the ....

  • About 5,000 traffic violations reported nationwide

    Date: 2019-03-14 18:32:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:7848474

    CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's General Administration of Traffic has reported 4,660 traffic violations, including 1,958 cases exceeding the speed limit. Meanwhile, 46 people were arrested for driving under drug ....

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