Giza Criminal Court, headed by Counsellor Abdelaziz Habib, sentenced a pharmacy assistant to life imprisonment for possessing hashish, tramadol and other restricted substances for trafficking in the Dokki police district.[1] The defendant was identified as Mahmoud A., whom investigators accused of holding the drugs for sale.[2] The case was registered as No. 2278 of 2026, Dokki felonies.[1]
Officers seized about 115 grams of hashish divided among several envelopes and pieces.[2] They also seized 302 tablets of the narcotic tramadol.[2] Other seized medicines included Xanax, Amotril and Restolam tablets, liquids containing ketamine and Rivotril, Lyrica capsules and Midanitik and Nalufin ampoules.[2] The seizure also included a German-made 8 mm blank pistol, unlicensed blank cartridges and a bladed weapon, adding unlicensed weapons charges.[2]
The prosecution relied on the defendant’s statements during the investigation, testimony from police officers and Drug Authority inspectors, and forensic reports on the seizures.[2] Prosecutors said mobile-phone chats seized from the defendant supported the trafficking allegation and asked for the maximum penalty before the court imposed life imprisonment.[2] The defence argued the prosecution warrant rested on unserious investigations, the confession was coerced and the defendant had no link to items in closed places, seeking acquittal or maximum leniency for his social circumstances.[1]