Bladed weapons, narcotics seized at Cairo airport

An Egyptian man has been arrested after attempting to smuggle bladed weapons and narcotics through Cairo International Airport. (Shutterstock)

• The passenger, who arrived on an EgyptAir flight from Frankfurt, appeared confused while trying to exit the customs area

CAIRO: An Egyptian man has been arrested after attempting to smuggle bladed weapons and narcotics through Cairo International Airport.
Customs officers said the passenger, who arrived on an EgyptAir flight from Frankfurt, Germany, appeared confused while trying to exit the customs area.
His bags were passed through an X-ray scanner and found to contain a number of electronic cigarettes filled with cannabis oil, and a plastic package labelled “human gear” containing 174 tablets of anaesthetic labeled “OC 80.”
A white plastic package marked “Centrum Men” and containing 46 narcotic pills was also discovered, along with a number of weapons with sharp metal blades hidden inside clothing and shoes.
Several rolled cigarettes containing a brown substance suspected to be cannabis were also found.
Separately, airport customs halted an attempt by an Egyptian woman passenger to smuggle of 48 kg of natural hair hidden in her luggage.
Customs officials said that the woman, who had traveled from Dubai, planned to sell the hair to beauty centers and hairdressers.