smuggling
Security thwarts attempt to smuggle 25 million Tramadol pills into Egypt
Egypt
March 13, 2017
Security thwarts attempt to smuggle 25 million Tramadol pills into Egypt
Security services have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 25 million Tramadol pills into the country via its western…
Fighting between Libyan smugglers kills 22 migrants: IOM
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Fighting between Libyan smugglers kills 22 migrants: IOM
Fighting between rival people-smuggling gangs on Libya's Mediterranean coast has killed 22 people, the International Organization for Migration said on…
3 dead in Gaza-Egypt smuggling tunnel: Palestinians
Egypt
February 26, 2017
3 dead in Gaza-Egypt smuggling tunnel: Palestinians
Palestinian authorities say three workers have died after inhaling toxic gas in a smuggling tunnel beneath Gaza's border with Egypt.The…
Egypt retrieves smuggled artifact from Switzerland
Egypt
January 20, 2017
Egypt retrieves smuggled artifact from Switzerland
Egypt's Foreign Ministry handed over to the Antiquities Ministry on Friday a relief that was recovered from Switzerland, the Antiquities…
Woman busted smuggling teen refugee inside suitcase
Life & Style
January 4, 2017
Woman busted smuggling teen refugee inside suitcase
A young woman has been caught trying to smuggle a teenage African migrant hidden in her suitcase into Spanish territory.
Cost of rice increasing due to smuggling: supply minister
Egypt
June 15, 2016
Cost of rice increasing due to smuggling: supply minister
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has blamed this year's rice shortage on cross-border smuggling, with Egyptian rice merchants selling abroad in…
Navy intercepts 4 tonnes of cannabis off South Sinai coast
Egypt
May 14, 2016
Navy intercepts 4 tonnes of cannabis off South Sinai coast
The Egyptian navy has reported the seizure of a large consignment of cannabis off the westnern coast of South Sinai,…
Smuggling of antique manuscripts foiled
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Smuggling of antique manuscripts foiled
Port security services thwarted an attempt by a publishing house to smuggle antique manuscripts, dating back to the Coptic and…
Spain banker accused of trying to smuggle Picasso art
Art news
October 10, 2015
Spain banker accused of trying to smuggle Picasso art
Courts are prosecuting a prominent Spanish banker accused of trying to smuggle a 26 million-euro Picasso painting out of Spain…
Cairo airport foils smuggling of ancient books
Egypt
August 5, 2015
Cairo airport foils smuggling of ancient books
Authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled on Tuesday an attempt to smuggle 761 historical books in Arabic and French, the…