Egyptian police forces on Sunday (January 21st) killed a "dangerous arms smuggler" during a shootout at a checkpoint in Qena governorate, Egypt’s Ahram Online reported.
In response to security intelligence information, police forces deployed at several checkpoints to arrest a 58-year-old man, named only as "Sharaf F.", who is notorious for arms and ammunition smuggling operations through the country's Eastern Desert routes, an interior ministry statement said.
"While approaching a security checkpoint deployed at Qeft-Quasair in the vicinity of Qena governorate, the criminal element opened fire from his semi-truck, prompting security forces to fire back, leading to the truck hitting the checkpoint barriers and the death of the smuggler," the statement said.
"The criminal element was wanted for arrest in two cases for possession of illegal arms and ammunition," the statement added.
Searching the smuggler's truck, police forces found 32 automatic rifles and 33 hidden sacks of ammunition.
There is no doubt that this is a praiseworthy effort by our security forces to eliminate this misguided group of people who have spilled people's blood. Keep going! May God bless you!
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