Man arrested in Gharbia over social media page promoting crystal meth

Egyptian authorities arrested a man in Gharbia governorate on suspicion of running a social media page to promote the drug known as “ice,” or crystal meth.

The General Department for Combating Information Technology Crimes detected the page as part of its monitoring of online activity.

The department, which operates under the Communications and Information Technology Systems Sector, coordinated with the Public Security Sector in the case.

The available information did not identify the suspect or specify which social media platform hosted the page. It also gave no details of any drugs seized or subsequent legal proceedings.