EGYPT: 10 DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING HEROIN
September 8, 2021: A court in Egypt on 5 September 2021 sentenced seven Pakistanis, two Egyptians and an Iranian citizen to death on charges of smuggling in over two tonnes of heroin by sea, a judicial source said. Authorities seized the drugs brought in via the Red Sea, worth around 2.5 billion pounds ($159 million), in 2019. The suspects were convicted for having stashed the drugs, also including nearly 100 kilogrammes (220 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine, in a hidden storage room aboard a ship, the source added, without giving details on where the shipment originated. The ruling can be appealed within two months. (Source: AFP, 05/09/2021)
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