Official spokesperson of the Egyptian army Tamer El-Refaay released an official statement on Wednesday on the efforts exerted by the border guard forces in securing Egypt’s borders during the first half of January 2017. The statement published on Facebook asserted that the efforts included the discovery of smuggling tunnels on the borders in North Sinai and targeting drug dealers. The third field army seized 1,987 drug parcels in the regions affiliated to the governorate of Suez, as well as 250 grams of opium. Moreover, the statement noted that in the context of the Western Military Region located near the north-western part of the country in Marsa Matrouh governorate, 240 drug parcels were seized. Additionally, an attempt of illegal immigration was foiled when forces managed to arrest 226 individuals from different nationalities.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 18, 2017 17:17 UTC