Two men were arrested in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt, carrying 400 bars of hashish before they could distribute them.[1] The General Administration for Drug Control in West Delta made the arrest in coordination with detectives from Desouk police station.[1] Police described one of the men as a registered dangerous offender.[1]

The operation followed information received by Major Ahmed El-Demerdash, an inspector with the West Delta drug administration, that the two suspects, aged 25 and 23 and resident in Kafr El-Zayat district in Gharbia governorate, were dealing hashish and travelling to Desouk to distribute it.[1] A check of their security records showed the first suspect had previously been accused in two drug cases.[1] Officers set an ambush and arrested the pair in a village on the boundary between Desouk district and Gharbia governorate.[2] With them police found 400 hashish bars, a sum of money and a motorcycle.[1]

Questioned, the two admitted possessing the hashish to trade and distribute to customers, and said the money was sales proceeds and the motorcycle was used in their illegal activity.[1] A police report was filed and the Public Prosecution was notified to take over the investigation.[1]