Fruit Seller Sentenced to 15 Years for Hashish Trafficking and Automatic Rifle Possession in Sharqia

The Zagazig Criminal Court has sentenced a fruit seller to 15 years in rigorous imprisonment for trafficking hashish and possessing an automatic rifle.

The case concerned offences within the jurisdiction of the Second 10th of Ramadan Police Station in Egypt’s Sharqia governorate.

The drug charge involved dealing in hashish, while the separate firearms charge related to possession of the automatic rifle.

The available case summary did not identify the defendant or give details of the seizure, including the quantity of hashish involved. It also did not state whether the ruling would be appealed.