Crime & Justice
Egyptian Interior Ministry seizes foreign currency in black market raids worth 9 million pounds
July 14, 2026 at 09:26 AM
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Egyptian security forces have arrested multiple suspects in a 24-hour crackdown on illegal foreign currency trading.
- The Interior Ministry's Public Security Sector, working with the General Administration for Combating Public Funds Crimes and security directorates, conducted the operations over 24 hours.
- Authorities seized foreign currency worth over 9 million Egyptian pounds in a series of cases involving illegal currency trading.
- The ministry stated the arrests targeted individuals trading currency outside the official banking system.
- Legal procedures have been initiated against those apprehended.
