Detectives of the El Riyadh police centre in Kafr El Sheikh arrested a man accused of drug trafficking and possessing unlicensed firearms.[1][2] The suspect, identified only as A.B., is 36 years old and lives in Village 74 Maazour in the centre’s jurisdiction.[1][3] Detectives acted on a tip about his alleged trafficking, verified it, obtained Public Prosecution permission, and a force led by Major Mohamed Fathi Ismail raided his location and detained him.[1]

Police said they found 8 slabs of hashish in his possession.[1][2] They also found a 12-gauge shotgun with 6 cartridges of the same calibre.[1][2] The search also recovered two cylinders of a powder suspected of being narcotic, a sensitive digital scale, a mobile phone and cash.[1]

When confronted, the suspect admitted possessing the drugs to sell and the firearm and cartridges to defend himself.[1] He also admitted using the phone to contact customers, the scale to weigh drugs, and that the cash came from his drug sales.[1] Police held the suspect and the seized items, filed case 10033 of El Riyadh centre, and referred him to the Public Prosecution for investigation.[1][2]

A police force led by Major Mohamed Fathi Ismail, head of the centre’s investigations, raided the suspect’s location after obtaining the Public Prosecution’s permission.[2]