An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case, official media reported on Saturday.The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime.The state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper said a Cairo court sentenced “Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang specialising in procuring materials used in manufacturing narcotics, with the intent to traffic them, and possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition”.
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Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case
A Cairo court has sentenced Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, and 11 other defendants to death by hanging. The sentences were handed down on Saturday in connection with a large drug case.
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A Cairo court has sentenced Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, and 11 other defendants to death by hanging. The sentences were handed down on Saturday in connection with a large drug case. Khalifa is known for her program "Mission Impossible," which focused on security and crime. According to the state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper, the court found the defendants guilty of forming an organized criminal gang. Their activities included procuring materials for manufacturing narcotics with the intent to traffic them, as well as possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
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The charges also include possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
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Khalifa and 11 other defendants were sentenced to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang specialising in procuring materials used in manufacturing narcotics.
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The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime.
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An Egyptian court sentenced a television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics.
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