Al Arabiya, 18 December 2016 – Egypt’s navy seized an Iranian boat on Saturday that was carrying drugs on the Red Sea, attempting to smuggle the narcotics into the country, Kuwait News Agency reported.
During the inspection, Egyptian authorities found 171 kilograms of drugs, a number of cellular mobiles, as well as the US, Iranian, and Pakistani currencies.
All seven crewmen – whose nationalities were not revealed – were arrested and await legal action against them.