# Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime

https://mins.news/en/item/46839

- The Guardian, 2026-09-05 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/05/egyptian-tv-presenter-among-12-sentenced-to-death-for-drug

> An Egyptian court sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death by hanging for allegedly forming an organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffic narcotics. Authorities reportedly seized more than 750kg of drugs and raw materials, along with unlicensed firearms and ammunition, and found two laboratory apartments.

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