Security and Crime

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  • 2 foreign currency black market dealers arrested

    Date: 2016-08-16 12:05:37 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:5436925

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) – Security forces arrested two persons for trading in foreign currency in the black market. A sum of $50,000 was found in their possession during the arrest. They confessed that they collected the money from exchange ....

  • Bid to smuggle 12.5m pills of Tramadol foiled in Port Said

    Date: 2016-08-15 18:52:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:78 - ID:5433649

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - A bid to smuggle 12.5 million pills of Tramadol has been foiled by customs authorities in Port Said, northeast of Cairo. Acting upon a tip-off, the authorities found the banned drug shipment hidden in a container coming from ....

  • Fugitive from Fayyoum prison arrested

    Date: 2016-08-15 14:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:57 - ID:5432249

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Cairo Investigation General Department arrested Monday a fugitive who escaped from Fayyoum general prison during the January 25 Revolution. The fugitive was sentenced to 1 year and half over charges of robbery and ....

  • Alex. customs authorities foil bid to smuggle devices worth EGP20 mln

    Date: 2016-08-14 19:30:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:81 - ID:5427889

    CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - Customs authorities in Alexandria foiled on Sunday an attempt to smuggle communication devices worth more than 20 million EGP. The devices were in two containers imported from The Netherlands when officers suspected what ....

  • Egypt foils attempt by 13 people to illegaly immigrate to Italy

    Date: 2016-08-14 12:08:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:36 - ID:5425421

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Aug 14 (MENA) – Border guards in Rosetta city of Beheira governorate on the Mediterranean Sea thwarted on Sunday an attempt by 13 people from various nationalities to illegally immigrate to Italy. The 13 people were arrested. ....

  • Matrouh security bodies foil infiltration bid by 12 persons to Libya

    Date: 2016-08-14 11:45:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:5425417

    MARSA MATROUH, Aug 14 (MENA) - Matrouh security bodies thwarted an infiltration attempt Sunday by 12 persons to Libya. Matrouh Security Chief Mokhtar el Senbary received a notification about arresting the 12 perpetrators. The general ....

  • Police arrest female theft gang

    Date: 2016-08-14 11:19:19 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:30 - ID:5424573

    CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - Cairo police arrested a criminal gang of two female pickpockets who got used to steal citizens' belongings in public transportation vehicles. The two women, in their 20s, are housewives and are wanted in other criminal ....

  • 35 fugitives arrested in North Sinai

    Date: 2016-08-13 21:32:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:78 - ID:5423269

    AL ARISH, Egypt, Aug 13 (MENA) – Security forces arrested 35 fugitives and wanted elements involved in different cases in North Sinai. In statements on Saturday, a security source said that the arrests came within the framework of tightened ....

  • Egypt foils attempt by 124 people to illegaly immigrate to Italy

    Date: 2016-08-13 19:00:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:67 - ID:5422873

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Aug 13 (MENA) – Border guards at Abu Keir of Alexandria governorate thwarted on Saturday an attempt by 124 people from various nationalities to illegally immigrate to Italy. The 124 arrested people include Egyptians, Sudanese, ....

  • 2 arrested for armed robber attempt of jewelry shop in Dakahlia

    Date: 2016-08-13 17:23:24 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:59 - ID:5422329

    CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) – Two people were arrested for an armed robbery attempt of a jewelry shop in Dakahlia, according to an official in the security media center. Efforts are intensified to arrest the third, the official said. Three people ....

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