arms smuggling
Missiles, explosives uncovered in Cairo stockroom
Egypt
December 21, 2012
Missiles, explosives uncovered in Cairo stockroom
Security forces uncovered dozens of missiles and explosives in a stock room in the Dar al-Salam district of Cairo, security…
Border guards halt weapon, drug smugglers at western border
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Border guards halt weapon, drug smugglers at western border
Egyptian security forces attempted to apprehend smugglers carrying weapons, missiles and drugs across the Egypt-Libya border early on Monday morning.…
Smugglers apprehended trying to bring 35 missiles from Libya to Egypt
Egypt
November 16, 2012
Smugglers apprehended trying to bring 35 missiles from Libya to Egypt
Border guards foiled an attempt to smuggle 35 missiles coming from Libya on Friay. Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed…
11 missiles found off coast of Egypt-Libya border
Egypt
June 27, 2012
11 missiles found off coast of Egypt-Libya border
Eleven missiles were found on the coast of the town of Salloum on the Egypt-Libya border by the Matrouh Security…
Four held for smuggling arms from Libya
Egypt
June 21, 2012
Four held for smuggling arms from Libya
Military prosecutors in Alexandria ordered on Thursday that four people accused of endangering national security and possessing heavy arms be…
Attempt to smuggle weapons across Libyan border foiled
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Attempt to smuggle weapons across Libyan border foiled
A joint security campaign by the Interior Ministry and the armed forces in Marsa Matrouh near the Libyan border on…
Automatic rifles seized from vehicle on Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Automatic rifles seized from vehicle on Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road
Giza Security Directorate patrols on Sunday morning seized 28 automatic rifles hidden in a secret compartment of a pick-up truck…
Israelis, Ukrainian convicted of arms smuggling
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Israelis, Ukrainian convicted of arms smuggling
Two Israelis and a Ukrainian were sentenced to life in prison by an Egyptian court on Monday on charges of…
Border guards arrest Israeli Arab for weapons smuggling
Egypt
October 20, 2011
Border guards arrest Israeli Arab for weapons smuggling
Egypt's security authorities on Thursday arrested an Israeli Arab quadragenarian who was caught smuggling weapons through Egypt’s Taba border crossing…