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Cairo court sentences pharmacist to 3 years for drug trafficking
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Cairo court sentences pharmacist to 3 years for drug trafficking
The Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced a pharmacist to three years of hard labor and a fine of 50,000 Egyptian pounds for possessing and trafficking controlled substances.
- Authorities arrested the 37-year-old pharmacist after a sting operation in which he was observed handing over drug packages to a client in Nasr City.
- Police seized 67 pharmaceutical boxes containing hundreds of ampoules of pethidine and nalbuphine from his car and person.
- The defendant admitted to possessing the drugs for the purpose of trafficking and stated the cash found was proceeds from illegal sales.
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