Egypt sentences Sarah Khalifa and 12 others to death in major drug case
Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- A Cairo criminal court sentenced Sarah Khalifa and 12 other defendants to death in a major synthetic-drug case.
- The court sentenced nine other defendants to life imprisonment and acquitted seven.
- The defendants were accused of forming a criminal group to manufacture and distribute synthetic drugs.
A Cairo criminal court sentenced Sarah Khalifa and 12 other defendants to death in a major drug case involving the alleged manufacture and distribution of synthetic drugs.
The court also handed life sentences to nine defendants and acquitted seven others. The case concerned accusations that the defendants formed a criminal group to produce and distribute synthetic narcotics.
Originally published by Alsumaria in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.