Cairo Airport Customs Foil Three Smuggling Attempts Involving Narcotic Tablets and Medicines

Customs officers at Cairo International Airport have intercepted three attempts to smuggle narcotic tablets, medicines for human use and cosmetic products.

The seizures were made by passenger customs personnel under the leadership of Youssef Fouad, head of the Central Administration of Passenger Customs.

The items detected across the three attempts included a number of narcotic tablets, alongside quantities of medicines and cosmetics. A breakdown of the goods seized in each case was not provided.

No details were available in the brief announcement about the quantities involved, the passengers’ identities or the routes on which they were travelling.