Security and Crime

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  • Fraudsters of EGP 72 mln busted: ACA

    Date: 2018-03-12 22:15:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:110 - ID:7291585

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority arrested on Monday a criminal group who have manged to steal large sums of money from several banks of around EGP 72 million from an affordable housing fund affiliated to Cairo ....

  • Security campaigns targeting criminal hotbeds launched in Aswan

    Date: 2018-03-12 14:34:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:70 - ID:7291029

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Security forces on Monday launched campaigns in Aswan governorate on various criminal hotbeds. During the operations, the forces seized three machine guns, four shotguns, six guns and 68 bullets. Also, 6.4 kilograms of ....

  • Health ministry official in Alex. held in custody for further 15 days

    Date: 2018-03-11 16:38:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:7289354

    ALEXANDRIA, March 11 (MENA) – The President of Alexandria Misdemeanors Court decided on Sunday to keep the Health Ministry's undersecretary in custody for further 15 days pending probe. The decision comes after accepting the public prosecution's ....

  • Security forces thwart attempt to smuggle 3 tons of hashish to Egypt

    Date: 2018-03-09 13:16:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:7286266

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - The anti-narcotics and organized crime department of the Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with Alexandria naval forces, successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than three tons of hashish to the country through ....

  • Facebook hacker arrested

    Date: 2018-03-06 13:19:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:66 - ID:7280948

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's Information Technology Department arrested a man who hacked a number of Facebook pages to blackmail their owners. The hacker, 33 years of age, stole a number of pages on Facebook and demanded money ....

  • Interior ministry: Six online accounts inciting violence closed

    Date: 2018-02-28 12:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:64 - ID:7270213

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Communication and Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Interior managed during the past week to spot 65 cases of inciting violence, blackmailing and swindling through the internet. As part of confronting ....

  • Security chiefs inspect police premises nationwide

    Date: 2018-02-27 12:48:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:56 - ID:7268077

    CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Security directors inspected on Tuesday police premises and public and vital facilities to follow up services provided and security plans in line with a security alert declared nationwide. The security chiefs also inspected ....

  • Biggest illegal Nile crocodile skin trafficking operation foiled in Aswan

    Date: 2018-02-26 07:57:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:16 - ID:7265440

    CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Nature protection sector of the Environment Ministry and environment police in Aswan seized 13 pieces of crocodile skins in addition to three pieces of skin that belong to wild animals on an old boat in Lake Nasser before ....

  • ACA arrests employee over bribery charges

    Date: 2018-02-26 06:41:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:10 - ID:7265405

    QENA, Upper Egypt, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in Qena has arrested an employee for receiving a bribe to legalize a plot of state-owned land. Ahmed A., received 25,000 pounds to legalize the plot. All legal ....

  • Security chiefs inspect police premises nationwide

    Date: 2018-02-25 15:00:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:7264444

    CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - Security directors inspected on Sunday police premises and public and vital facilities to follow up services provided and security plans in line with a security alert declared nationwide. The security chiefs also inspected ....

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