Judge arrested with 68 kg of hashish at Ahmed Hamdy tunnel
Security forces stopped judge Tarek Mohamed Zaki at the Ahmed Hamdy tunnel and found 68 kg of hashish in his car, arresting him with his driver and a passenger and lifting his judicial immunity.
Security forces stopped an unnamed male judge in his car at the Ahmed Hamdy tunnel connecting the eastern and western banks of the Suez Canal and found 68 kg of hashish valued at about EGP 1.5 million.[1]Prosecutors ordered his detention on 10 November 2016.[1]
The judge’s driver and a European woman travelling with them were also arrested.[1]Judicial sources said Justice Minister Hossam Abdel-Rahim accepted the judge’s resignation after the incident.[1]
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Security agencies in El-Khusus, Qalyubia, detained 11 people in a campaign launched after social-media posts about drug dealing. Officers said the suspects were carrying hashish together with heroin, ice and powdered drugs.
Cairo detectives arrested two unemployed men in El-Marg with 37 slabs of hashish, a shotgun and cartridges after a tip that they were distributing the drug. The two admitted holding the hashish to sell it.
Luxor police arrested four men accused of stealing motorcycles and hiding them in Al-Zanaqta, recovering five bikes. Officers also seized hashish of unstated weight and half a kilogram of shabu, and prosecutors ordered the suspects held for four days.
Egypt's Interior Ministry said its traffic campaigns tested 1,045 drivers in 24 hours and 44 were positive for narcotics use, with no substance named. A parallel campaign on work zones along the Regional Ring Road tested 156 drivers, reported seven positives and detained seven people wanted under nine court rulings.