CAIRO – An Egyptian court has sentenced seven Pakistanis to death forsmuggling in over two tonnes of heroin by sea.
Reports in international media cited that a court in the Arab world’s mostpopulous country sentenced seven Pakistanis, two Egyptians, and an Iraniancitizen to death. The ruling can be appealed within two months.
The ruling came after authorities seized the drugs brought in via the RedSea, worth around 2.5 billion pounds in 2019.
All suspects were convicted for having drugs, also including nearly 100kilograms (220 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine [a potent central nervoussystem stimulant], was found in hidden storage of the vessel, per reports.
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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the country while it carried outat least 44 executions in 2016, at least 35 in 2017, and at least 43 in2018.
