Giza: 325 hashish bundles seized from trader in Al-Manira Al-Gharbeya
Giza security forces arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on 9 September 2026 in the Al-Manira Al-Gharbeya police district with 325 bundles of hashish, cash and a bladed weapon. Egyptian press reports said he confessed to selling drugs for profit and was referred to the public prosecution; none of the accounts gave the weight of the bundles.
🇪🇬 Al-Manira Al-Gharbeya, Giza Governorate · Egypt
Security forces in Giza Governorate arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on
9 September 2026 within the jurisdiction of Al-Manira Al-Gharbeya police station,
according to Egyptian news reports.[1][2]Officers seized 325 bundles of hashish,
a sum of money and a sharp weapon during the operation led by Captain Taha Salah,
head of investigations at the station.[2]
Confronted with the seizure, the man admitted possessing the hashish to sell for
profit and said the cash came from drug sales, Al-Wafd reported.[2]He said he
kept the weapon for self-defence.[2]Legal steps were taken and the public
prosecution opened an investigation; Jarayid reported a four-day detention order
pending inquiries.[1][2]
Jarayid’s English brief gave the same bundle count but did not repeat the officer’s
name or the confession details spelled out in Arabic.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Possession
Case stage
Under investigation
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Jarayidjarayid.comUnemployed man held with 325 bags of hash in Al-Manira
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