Two days after thwarting an attempt of smuggling more than 2 tons of drugs, worth LE 2 billion [$115,5 million] on board a ship in the Red Sea, security forces arrested two people trying to smuggle 295 kilograms of Khat.
The 295 kilograms of Khat were hidden in 21 postal packages at the Cairo International Airport, the statement continued. After being interrogated, the arrested persons confessed to the offences.
On December 31, 2018, the Egyptian authorities at Nuewiba port thwarted an attempt to smuggle large amounts of drugs hidden inside a Syrian apple consignment.
Source: egypttoday.com
