INQUIRER.net: Egypt sentences 5 foreigners to death over drugs

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Egypt sentences 5 foreigners to death over drugs Jun 4th 2013, 00:41 CAIRO—An Egyptian court sentenced five foreigners including a British sailor to death on Monday after they were convicted of drug smuggling, a court official said.   The official said the court in Red Sea province ruled the defendants were "an international gang" that tried to smuggle three tons of hashish into Egypt via its southeastern coast. In addition to death sentences, the court imposed a fine of 85 million Egyptian pounds ($12 million dollars), according to the official.   The condemned are all sailors who were arrested aboard a ship near the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam, and include a Pakistani and three individuals from Seychelles.   The... Keep on reading: Egypt sentences 5 foreigners to death over drugs Media files: egypt_map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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