Border guards arrested 12 smugglers and seized weapons, ammunition and drugs during a smuggling attempt in the Great Sand Sea, western Egypt. Meanwhile, border guards in North Sinai discovered a 10-meter-deep illegal smuggling tunnel in North Sinai. The Air Force took part in the chase for smugglers through the desert, in cooperation with border guards. Two SUVs were destroyed during the chase, according to Refaei. Refaei added that a concrete tunnel was discovered at a depth of 10 meters on the border strip in North Sinai, used by extremists in smuggling operations, in addition to the seizure of three defensive bombs and three magazines for automatic rifles belonging to extremists, south of Rafah.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2017 10:30 UTC