Latest in Tag: smuggling Highlight
Latest in Tag: smuggling
Customs evasion on the rise
915 cases of customs evasion and violation between January and June
Smoke and mirrors: Smuggled cigarettes
There’s no doubt that smoking is a detrimental practice; no matter how light some cigarettes are, they still do harm to the body. Yet in Egypt, about 40% of adult men and 8% of adult women are smokers, and since 25 January, access to cigarettes has only increased, as new brands have entered the Egyptian market illegally and are sold at cheaper prices. The Daily News Egypt looks into the issue of smuggled cigarettes and their additional harmful impact on smokers.
Container of counterfeit military equipment seized in Ain Sokhna
Shipping container impounded by customs after suspicion over manifest
Army uncovers fuel smuggling in Sinai tunnels
Hundreds attempt to cross the Rafah border through tunnels
Sudanese army denies weapon smuggling
The Sudanese spokesman said the army does not support any armed action against Egypt
Libya stands up to illegal border activity
Libyan authorities have deported Egyptians who illegally entered its territory and captured boats fishing in its regional waters without permits
Military forces deployed in Sinai
Eyewitnesses: Special Forces deployed throughout Sinai to prevent rioting, smuggling, and attacks on state facilities
Thirty-three thousand tonnes of diesel arrive in Alexandria
Ministry of Petroleum takes measures to combat smuggling
The diesel crisis: Petroleum minister’s words versus reality
Crisis due to high levels of smuggling and not a shortage in supplies, says Osama Kamal
Clashes outside Marsa Matruh police station
At least two injuries have been reported as citizens and police clash outside the Marsa Matruh police station
Suez police uncover weapons stash in cemetery
Suez security forces followed an unidentified man to a weapons stash in a cemetery, the man managed to escape
Misr Petroleum chairman investigated for smuggling
Egyptian state petro company faces second scandal
Egyptians arrested in Syria
Syrian authorities arrest eight Egyptians for illegally entering Syria
Dealer admits smuggling Egyptian treasures to US
By AFP NEW YORK: An antiques dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to smuggling ancient Egyptian treasures, including a coffin, to the United States. Mousa Khouli, also known as Morris Khouli, aged 38, faces up to 20 years of prison for “smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States and making a false statement to law enforcement …
Libyan tribe closes border crossing with Egypt
By Aya Batrawy and Rami Al-Shaheibi / AP BENGHAZI: Libyan tribesmen have closed the country’s main border crossing with Egypt, complaining of a rise in crime and rampant smuggling of drugs and weapons across the frontier, residents and officials said. Although most of the Libyan smugglers are members of the same Wilad Ali tribe that has …
Egypt loses LE 4 bln to illicit cigarette trade
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: Egypt is losing LE 4 billion (about $662 million) annually due to a “shocking surge” in the trade of illicit cigarettes with a rapidly increasing number of low-cost brands, according to a study by British American Tobacco. Fueled by increasing cigarette prices, more than 100 low-cost brands flooded the local market in …
Egypt’s rice export ban only benefits smugglers
By Maha El Dahan and Sherine El Madany / Reuters ABU DHABI/CAIRO: Smugglers in the Middle East are enjoying an unlikely moneyspinner — illegal medium grain rice. Shoppers across the Gulf, mostly unaware of the smuggling, depend on Egyptian rice to make popular Middle Eastern recipes such as mahshi, a stuffed vegetable dish, since Cairo refused …
Egypt convicts Israelis, Ukrainian for arms smuggling
By Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: Two Israelis and a Ukrainian were sentenced to life in prison by an Egyptian court on Monday on charges of smuggling a machinegun and ammunition across the Israeli border into Egypt, a court source said. The Ukrainian and one of the Israelis are in Egyptian custody, while the other defendant …