TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
World2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported44m ago
A Cairo court has sentenced Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other individuals to death by hanging following their convictions in a major drug trafficking case. The defendants were found guilty of operating a criminal gang that imported chemical ingredients intended for the production and sale of illicit narcotics.
State-owned media reported that the group’s activities involved the large-scale procurement of materials for drug manufacturing. The sentencing marks a significant legal development in Egypt’s ongoing efforts to prosecute organized drug-related criminal enterprises.
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MyJoyOnlineFocuses on the operational details of the criminal gang
Al JazeeraEmphasizes the scale and nature of the drug trafficking ring