Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 200,000 bladed weapons into Egypt, seized on a vessel coming from China.
The customs authority received information that a smuggler had imported weapons banned from entering the country in preparation for distributing them inside Egypt.
The Suez customs authority managed to detect the weapons using X-ray machines available at the port.
The shipment was falsely registered as cargo of stationery to be delivered to a businessman.
A report of the incident was filed at Ataqa police station in Suez. The items were seized and a fine of LE7.5 million was imposed.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
