Crime & Justice
Egypt's Interior Ministry campaigns record 105,000 traffic violations and 7 tons of flour seized in 24 hours
October 12, 2026 at 04:28 PM
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Egypt's Interior Ministry reported nationwide security campaigns that logged 105,329 traffic violations, drug-positive drivers, illegal currency trading, and flour seizures within 24 hours.
- Interior Ministry campaigns recorded 105,329 traffic violations, mainly driving without licenses, speeding, and phone use while driving.
- Testing of 1,010 drivers found 42 positive for drug use; 6 of 154 drivers on the regional ring road also tested positive.
- The Ministry said currency-trading cases worth more than 3 million EGP were seized outside the official banking market.
- Authorities confiscated over 7 tons of subsidized white and baladi flour during market inspections of bakeries.

