Two arrested in Cairo with hashish, ice and unlicensed gun
Cairo security forces arrested a content creator and his business manager over videos accused of violating family values, seizing hashish, ice and an unlicensed firearm. Both men admitted possessing the drugs for personal use and posting the videos to gain views and profit.
Cairo security forces arrested a content creator resident in Cairo Governorate
together with his business manager, finding an unlicensed firearm with the
creator.[1]Dar El-Hilal reported that the creator was detained with his
manager inside a well-known cafe in New Cairo after procedures were regularised
and under a prosecution permit.[2]Officers found the two men with an
unspecified quantity of hashish and ice, in addition to the unlicensed firearm.[2]When confronted, both men admitted that they possessed the drugs for
personal use.[1]Legal measures were taken against both men and they were
referred to the competent authorities for further action.[1]
The case began with several complaints saying the creator published videos on
social media that violated family values and misused social-media platforms.[1]Both men admitted that they published those videos on the creator’s
social-media page in order to increase views and earn money.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Possession
Setting
Other building
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
المصيرelmaser.comARضبط صانع محتوى ومدير أعماله لاتهامهما بخدش الحياء وإساءة استخدام مواقع التواصل
دار الهلالdarelhilal.comARبحوزتهما حشيش وآيس.. تفاصيل جديدة في واقعة ضبط شاكر المحظور ومدير أعماله
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the hashish, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The reported quantity combines hashish and ice and cannot be separated into a cannabis-only weight; ice is excluded from the cannabis account.
The report uses the 3 August 2025 publication date because the sources give no separate arrest date.
The full names, charges and any court outcome were not reported; one source calls the creator شاكر المحظور without full identification.
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